He had no wish to pry, and so was for returning to his lodging; but that careless, imprudent man, Whittington, would not lose a companion so easily.

He caught Gaydon by the arm.
"Well, it is the house of Maria Vittoria, Mademoiselle de Caprara, the heiress of Bologna, who has only this evening come to Rome.

And so no later than this evening I am playing link-boy, appointed by letters patent, one might say.

But what will you?
Youth is youth, whether in a ploughboy or a--But my tongue needs a gag.

Another word, and I had said too much.