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"How snug you look, you two!" said Gemma,
coming into the room. "One would think you
had settled yourselves for the evening."
Martini carefully lifted the cat off his knee. "I
came early," he said, "in the hope that you will
give me some tea before we start. There will
probably be a frightful crush, and Grassini won't
give us any sensible supper--they never do in
those fashionable houses."
"Come now!" she said, laughing; "that's as
bad as Galli! Poor Grassini has quite enough sins
of his own to answer for without having his wife's
imperfect housekeeping visited upon his head.
As for the tea, it will be ready in a minute. Katie
has been making some Devonshire cakes specially
for you."
"Katie is a good soul, isn't she, Pasht? By the
way, so are you to have put on that pretty dress.
I was afraid you would forget."
"I promised you I would wear it, though it is
rather warm for a hot evening like this."
"It will be much cooler up at Fiesole; and
nothing else ever suits you so well as white cashmere.


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