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On
his
way
out
,
he
asked
the
manager
if
his
brother
’
s
telegram
had
been
received
.
The
telegram
had
arrived
,
and
,
to
the
surprise
of
Francis
,
the
rooms
were
already
reserved
.
’
I
thought
you
would
refuse
to
let
any
more
of
the
family
into
the
house
,
’
he
said
satirically
.
The
manager
answered
(
with
the
due
dash
of
respect
)
in
the
same
tone
.
’
Number
13
A
is
safe
,
sir
,
in
the
occupation
of
a
stranger
.
I
am
the
servant
of
the
Company
;
and
I
dare
not
turn
money
out
of
the
hotel
.
’
Hearing
this
,
Francis
said
good
-
bye
—
and
said
nothing
more
.
He
was
ashamed
to
acknowledge
it
to
himself
,
but
he
felt
an
irresistible
curiosity
to
know
what
would
happen
when
Agnes
arrived
at
the
hotel
.
Besides
,
’
Mrs
.
James
’
had
reposed
a
confidence
in
him
.
He
got
into
his
gondola
,
respecting
the
confidence
of
’
Mrs
.
James
’
Towards
evening
on
the
third
day
,
Lord
Montbarry
and
his
travelling
companions
arrived
,
punctual
to
their
appointment
.
’
Mrs
.
James
,
’
sitting
at
the
window
of
her
room
watching
for
them
,
saw
the
new
Lord
land
from
the
gondola
first
.
He
handed
his
wife
to
the
steps
.
The
three
children
were
next
committed
to
his
care
.
Last
of
all
,
Agnes
appeared
in
the
little
black
doorway
of
the
gondola
cabin
,
and
,
taking
Lord
Montbarry
’
s
hand
,
passed
in
her
turn
to
the
steps
.
She
wore
no
veil
.
As
she
ascended
to
the
door
of
the
hotel
,
the
Countess
(
eyeing
her
through
an
opera
-
glass
)
noticed
that
she
paused
to
look
at
the
outside
of
the
building
,
and
that
her
face
was
very
pale
.
Lord
and
Lady
Montbarry
were
received
by
the
housekeeper
;
the
manager
being
absent
for
a
day
or
two
on
business
connected
with
the
affairs
of
the
hotel
.
The
rooms
reserved
for
the
travellers
on
the
first
floor
were
three
in
number
;
consisting
of
two
bedrooms
opening
into
each
other
,
and
communicating
on
the
left
with
a
drawing
-
room
.
Complete
so
far
,
the
arrangements
proved
to
be
less
satisfactory
in
reference
to
the
third
bedroom
required
for
Agnes
and
for
the
eldest
daughter
of
Lord
Montbarry
,
who
usually
slept
with
her
on
their
travels
.
The
bed
-
chamber
on
the
right
of
the
drawing
-
room
was
already
occupied
by
an
English
widow
lady
.
Other
bedchambers
at
the
other
end
of
the
corridor
were
also
let
in
every
case
.
There
was
accordingly
no
alternative
but
to
place
at
the
disposal
of
Agnes
a
comfortable
room
on
the
second
floor
.
Lady
Montbarry
vainly
complained
of
this
separation
of
one
of
the
members
of
her
travelling
party
from
the
rest
.
The
housekeeper
politely
hinted
that
it
was
impossible
for
her
to
ask
other
travellers
to
give
up
their
rooms
.
She
could
only
express
her
regret
,
and
assure
Miss
Lockwood
that
her
bed
-
chamber
on
the
second
floor
was
one
of
the
best
rooms
in
that
part
of
the
hotel
.
On
the
retirement
of
the
housekeeper
,
Lady
Montbarry
noticed
that
Agnes
had
seated
herself
apart
,
feeling
apparently
no
interest
in
the
question
of
the
bedrooms
.
Was
she
ill
?
No
;
she
felt
a
little
unnerved
by
the
railway
journey
,
and
that
was
all
.
Hearing
this
,
Lord
Montbarry
proposed
that
she
should
go
out
with
him
,
and
try
the
experiment
of
half
an
hour
’
s
walk
in
the
cool
evening
air
.
Agnes
gladly
accepted
the
suggestion
.
They
directed
their
steps
towards
the
square
of
St
.
Mark
,
so
as
to
enjoy
the
breeze
blowing
over
the
lagoon
.
It
was
the
first
visit
of
Agnes
to
Venice
.
The
fascination
of
the
wonderful
city
of
the
waters
exerted
its
full
influence
over
her
sensitive
nature
.
The
proposed
half
-
hour
of
the
walk
had
passed
away
,
and
was
fast
expanding
to
half
an
hour
more
,
before
Lord
Montbarry
could
persuade
his
companion
to
remember
that
dinner
was
waiting
for
them
.
As
they
returned
,
passing
under
the
colonnade
,
neither
of
them
noticed
a
lady
in
deep
mourning
,
loitering
in
the
open
space
of
the
square
.
She
started
as
she
recognised
Agnes
walking
with
the
new
Lord
Montbarry
—
hesitated
for
a
moment
—
and
then
followed
them
,
at
a
discreet
distance
,
back
to
the
hotel
.
Lady
Montbarry
received
Agnes
in
high
spirits
—
with
news
of
an
event
which
had
happened
in
her
absence
.
