“The master has gone out.”
“Gone out; where?”
“On business to Velletri. He returns this evening.”
“When did he go?”
“This morning at seven. Gaspare, the valet, called him very early.”
“But where did he sleep?” asked Maria, after a little hesitation.
“In his new room, Excellency.”
“His new room?”
“Over there, behind the billiard-room.”
There was a silence between the two women.