The nun obeyed, and the stranger seated himself with an apology.
"So," continued the abbess, this time addressing herself to the old man, "you are a professor of music?"
"Yes, Señora," answered he, bowing.
"Are you of our country?"
"No, Señora, I am a foreigner."
"Ah!" said she, "You are not a heretic—an Englishman."
"No, Señora; I am an Italian professor."
"Very good. Have you lived long in our dear country?"
"Two years, Señora."
"And before that you were in Europe?"