“Yes.”
“But why specially this summer, Madre?”
“I am not sure what he means by that,” Hermione answered.
But she remembered the conversation in the Grotto of Virgil, and wondered if her friend thought she needed the comfort of his presence.
“Well, Madre?”
Vere’s bright eyes were fixed upon her mother.
“Well, Vere? What is it?”
“Is there no message for me from Monsieur Emile?”
“No, Vere.”
“How forgetful of him! But never mind!” She went upstairs, looking disappointed.