'You grudge me that pleasure?'
'I do not understand all this!' she exclaimed, as she started from her chair and felt a difficulty in restraining her tears.
'Do be seated. If Cadbury does not appear in five minutes, I shall go in search of him.'
'Or kindly get me a voiture to the Hôtel St. Antoine.'
'So it is there they hang out,' thought he. 'Do you often go to the theatre?'
'Not now.'
'Ah, you should see Antwerp when it is en fête.'
'When is that?'
'In the carnival time.' Then he continued, 'And how do you like this city by the Scheldt?'
'Not at all,' she replied, curtly.