4/110 Ulysses sometimes began to wonder if that embrace in the Aquarium could have occurred in his dreams. He was jealous of the unknown friends that were lunching with Freya. In vain she affirmed that the doctor was the only companion of the hours that she passed outside of the hotel. In order to tranquillize himself, the sailor insisted that the widow should accept his invitations. They ought to extend their strolls; they ought to visit the beautiful outskirts of Naples, lunching in their gay little _trattorias_ or eating-houses. |