"Of all creatures under heaven she is surely the most perfect! Even you, conte, with your cynical ideas about women, even you were quite subdued and influenced by her; I could see it!" I puffed slowly at my cigar and pretended to meditate.
"Was I ?" I said at last, with an air of well-acted surprise.

"Really subdued and influenced?
I do not think so.

But I admit I have never seen a woman so entirely beautiful." He stopped in his walk, loosened his arm from mine, and regarded me fixedly.
"I told you so," he said, deliberately.

"You must remember that I told you so.

And now perhaps I ought to warn you." "Warn me!" I exclaimed, in feigned alarm.