"He was betrayed by her to the police; but she took his money first."
"What baseness," said the old man. "He is a man with a dirty imagination, that's all. I know some Russians who were with me at the University; they are fine fellows."
"But listen to me. The strange thing was ..."
"I have heard it said ..."
The fat Russian, wiping his perspiring face with a handkerchief, said to the ladies in an idle, indifferent tone:
"He is telling a Jewish anecdote."
"With such animation?" smiled the young lady; and the other remarked:
"In these people, with their gestures and their noise, there is a lack of variety." A town grows on the coast, houses rise from beyond the hills and huddle close together, until they form a solid wall of buildings which reflect the sunlight and look as if they were carved out of ivory.
"It is like Yalta," remarked the young lady, rising up. "I will go to Lisa."
She ambled her portly body, which was clothed in some bluish material, slowly along the deck. As she passed the group of Italians the grey-haired man interrupted his speech and said quietly: