“And so he gave you the emerald to be as a witness against you, and to testify against your frailty?”
“Now take,” dreamed the husky voice, the great eyes fixed on the ceiling; and there was a smile in them, like a distant wave of music; “now take a night in Algeria. Take also a hill, and on the hill a garden....”
“The Hotel St. George, Mustapha Supérieur, Algiers——”
“Ah, don’t forget the American Bar!”
“And the Benares bowls——”
“And calorifères too hot or too cold——”
“And Arab carpets from Victoria Street——”
“And Americans with low heels——”
“And a passion for ‘mailing postals——’”
“Not to mention veal every day——”