"You are mistaken," she replied.
"I! O no! It is impossible."
"Do not swear, Don Cornelio; I will prove to you the truth of what I assert."
The young man shook his head incredulously.
"When a man has had once the happiness of seeing you—" he murmured.
She interrupted him sharply.
"You do not know what you say, and your gallantry is misplaced. Before contradicting me you would do better by listening to what I have to say to you."
Don Cornelio protested.
"I repeat," she said distinctly, "that you are mad. For two days you travelled in the company of my father and myself."
"I!"