So, leaving Gonfaloniere with the promise of seeing him again, Luigi walked with Dick out to the place where he lived. The reason why he had not wanted him to see Pepita that day was because he was ashamed of their lodgings. But that had passed, and as he understood Dick better he saw there was no reason for such shame. It was a house within a few rods of the church.
Dick's heart throbbed violently as he entered the door after Luigi and ascended the steps inside the court-yard. Luigi pointed to a door and drew back.
[Illustration: The Door.]
Dick knocked.
The door opened.
"Pepita!"
***
To describe such a meeting is simply out of the question.
"I knew you would come," said she, after about one solid hour, in which not a single intelligible word was uttered.