54/127 Southerner! Meridional!" Ulysses tried to calm her. It might be possible to find another boat. He was going to send the _Mare Nostrum_ to await him in Barcelona, and he himself would stay in Naples, just as long as she wished him to. And I believed in you! And I yielded myself to you, believing you to be a hero, believing your offer of sacrifice to be the truth!..." She marched off, furious, giving the door a spiteful slam. |