In the first place, he made no mention of the count or Hedwig, which led me to suppose that he was recovering from his passion, as boys do when they travel.

And secondly, he had so much to say about me that he forgot all about his engagement, and never even mentioned the theatre.

On looking carefully through the letter again I found he had written across the top the words, "Rehearsals satisfactory." That was all.
It was not long after the letter came, however, that I was very much frightened by receiving a telegram, which must have cost several francs to send all that distance.

By this he told me that he had no clue to the whereabouts of the Liras, and he implored me to make inquiries and discover where they had gone.

He added that he had appeared in _Faust_ successfully.