“Sir, you are labouring under a delusion.”
Again Betty threw herself on her knees, begging him to calm himself, as I was her preserver not her betrayer.
“What do you mean by ‘preserver’?” said B—— M——.
Betty gave him the letter, saying,—
“Read that.”
The Englishman read the letter through without rising from the ground, and as I was certain of its effect I opened the door and told the landlord to send his people away, and to get dinner for three, as everything had been settled.
EPISODE 28 — RETURN TO ROME
CHAPTER XIII
Rome—The Actor’s Punishment—Lord Baltimore—Naples—Sara Goudar—Departure of Betty—Agatha—Medina—Albergoni—Miss Chudleigh—The Prince of Francavilla—The Swimmers
As I fell over the Englishman I had struck my hand against a nail, and the fourth finger of my left hand was bleeding as if a vein had been opened. Betty helped me to tie a handkerchief around the wound, while Sir B—— M—— read the letter with great attention. I was much pleased with Betty’s action, it shewed she was confident, and sure of her lover’s forgiveness.