"COMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE."


THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

No. XXI.

SCENE—The Steps of the Hotel Dandolo, about 11 A.M. PODBURY is looking expectantly down the Grand Canal, CULCHARD is leaning upon the balustrade.

Podbury. Yes, met BOB just now. They've gone to the Europa, but we've arranged to take a gondola together, and go about. They're to pick me up here. Ah, that looks rather like them. (A gondola approaches, with Miss PRENDERGAST and BOB; PODBURY goes down the steps to meet them.) How are you, Miss PRENDERGAST? Here I am, you see.