Hours passed unnoticed by her. Some one came to her door and asked whether she wished for a lamp; she answered, "No."
By-and-bye she saw a white figure standing before her. She recognised Laura. And she saw that Laura was weeping. She had never seen her weep before.
"You are crying. What are you crying for?" she asked.
"Yes," answered Laura, vaguely, with a gesture.
And they wept together.
FOOTNOTES:
[A] "Wait to win." In French in the original.
[B] Cæsar.
[C] Alemagna. A punning reference to the Contessa.