Don Cornelio returned at the moment when the count, who had changed his costume, was giving a final glance at his appearance.
"Already!" he said, on perceiving the Spaniard.
"I have found the house, it is only a few paces from here."
"All the better, we shall have less distance to go."
"Five minutes at the most."
"Is General Guerrero in Pitic?"
"He is. Still I fancy you would do better by delaying your visit till tomorrow."
"Why so?"
"Because there is a tertulia this evening at the palace."
The count turned.