He must have finished lunch by now, and I'll ask him to take us for a long drive along the Tiber." This fine project so delighted her that she began to clap her hands; but just then Don Vigilio appeared with a scared look on his face.

"Isn't the Princess here ?" he inquired.
"No, my aunt has gone out.

What is the matter ?" "His Eminence sent me.

The Prince has just felt unwell on rising from table.

Oh! it's nothing--nothing serious, no doubt." Benedetta raised a cry of surprise rather than anxiety: "What, Dario! Well, we'll all go down.