She told me while I was dressing.

You know ?" "Yes, Signorina, and I laughed when he told me the story the other day, over there on the pier." "I heard you laughing, Ruggiero," answered Beatrice, remembering the unpleasant impression she had received when she had looked down from the terrace.

His huge mirth had come up as a sort of shock to her in the midst of her own trouble.

"Why did you laugh ?" she asked.
"Must I tell you, Signorina ?" "Yes." "It was this.

Bastianello had a thought.