The musicians continued their singing but with melancholy sighs in the shelter of a corner, to keep out of the furious blasts from the sea.
"To die....

To die for thee!" a baritone voice groaned between the harps and violins.

And--she came! Upon learning from the waiter that the _signora_ Talberg was in her room on the floor below, Ulysses thrilled with restlessness.

What would she say upon finding him installed in her hotel ?...
The luncheon hour was at hand, and he impatiently awaited the usual signals before going down to the dining room.

First an explosion would be heard behind the _albergo_ making the walls and roofs tremble, swelling out into the immensity of the gulf.