Cesare looked at the young woman in surprise.
“Ah! You are almost overcome with emotion. Are you afraid of him?”
Sophia became serious.
“I am afraid of no one in the world, as you know. Still, Grodsko is a terrible man, especially when he is not drunk.”
“But then he is always drinking. Is it because he likes drink?”
“No! It is to forget,”
“Perhaps.”
“He was passionately fond of you, I suppose?”
“So were all the other men.”