"I never enjoyed any night so much before, out there under the moon. Why don't we always sleep out-of-doors?"
"Shall we try some night on the terrace?"
"By Jove, we will! What a lark!"
"Did you go into the sea?"
"I should think so! Ask Gaspare if I didn't beat them all. I had to swim, too."
"And the fish?" she said, trying to speak, carelessly.
"They were stunning. We caught an awful lot, and Mother Carmela cooked them to a T. I had an appetite, I can tell you, Hermione, after being in the sea."
She was silent for a moment. Her hand had dropped out of his. When she spoke again, she said:
"And you slept in the caves?"
"The others did."