'Well, I hope so, as I also have an appointment—at two.'
'With a constituent?'
'With Oldofredi.'
'Indeed,' he answered, putting on his overcoat.
'He is to tell me how he came to be unwilling to marry Angelica Vargas.'
'Was he intending to marry her?'
'Yes, and he did not want to. Perhaps, though, it was she who refused. Nearly everyone dislikes Oldofredi, especially in Parliament. Do you know him?'
'No; I am not interested in him.'
'You are quite pale; what is the matter?'
'I don't know; probably it is the cold.'