“Whatbeautifulhorses,“exclaimedJuliette,herhazeleyessparkling。
“Oh!thattenthCommandment,whocankeepit?Andwhyshouldsomepeoplehavefinehorsesandothersnotevenapony?/Mamère/,whywereyounotabletokeepthatcarriageofwhichyouhavespokentomesooften?“
Madamebitherlip,andwithawhispered“holdyourtongue,“plungedintoconversationaboutMissOgilvy。ThenGodfreyenteredthecarriageandwaswhirledawayinstyle,lookingliketheprinceinafairybook,asJulietteremarked,whilethePasteurtriedtoexplaintoherhowmuchhappiershewaswithoutthetemptationofsuchearthlyvanities。
MissOgilvy’shousewasabeautifuldwellingofitssort,standingingardensofitsownthatrandowntothelake,andcommandingfineviewsofallthegloriousscenerywhichsurroundsLucerne。Theroomswerelargeandlofty,withparquetfloors,andinsomeofthemwerereallygoodpicturesthattheirownerhadinherited,alsocollectionsofbeautifuloldFrenchfurniture。Inshort,itwasastatelyandrefinedabode,suchasissometimestobefoundabroadinthepossessionofAmericansorEnglishpeopleofwealth,whofortheirhealth’ssakeorotherreasons,maketheirhomesupontheContinent。
Onhearingthecarriagearrive,MissOgilvy,whowasdressedinasimple,butcharminggreygownand,asGodfreynoticedatonce,woreroundhernecktheoldGnostictalismanwhichhehadgivenher,camefromasaloontomeethiminthelarge,squarehall。