Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . uch Miss Tres-cotts courage in dancing before so many (Miss Elaine) was far too shy to attempt I did not notice that she was violently urged tothe attempt. In the meantime Lloyd was looking atan English girl belonging to the other party, who wasdancing near us. She was tall and shapely, with thebeautiful English rose-pink complexion, and abundantlight hair which had the glint of bronze where the sunshone across it. After a while, as the others camenear, he recognized in one of them an acquaintance,who turned out to be the brother of the young lad
Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . uch Miss Tres-cotts courage in dancing before so many (Miss Elaine) was far too shy to attempt I did not notice that she was violently urged tothe attempt. In the meantime Lloyd was looking atan English girl belonging to the other party, who wasdancing near us. She was tall and shapely, with thebeautiful English rose-pink complexion, and abundantlight hair which had the glint of bronze where the sunshone across it. After a while, as the others camenear, he recognized in one of them an acquaintance,who turned out to be the brother of the young ladywrho had been dancino-. 140 When, as we returned, we reached the main street ofMentone, Margaret and I, who were behind, stopped amoment and looked back. The far peak of SantAgnese was flushed with rose-light, although where wewere it was already night. It does not seem as if we could have been there, Isaid. It looks so far away. Yes, we have been there, said Margaret; u wehave been there. But already it is far, far VESTIGKS OF ROMAN MONUMENTS 141 Mrs. Trescott found a letter awaiting her which madeher decide to go forward to Florence on the followingday. A great deal can happen in a short time whenthere is the pressure of a near departure. That even-ing Janet, who was dressed in white, had a greatbunch of the sweet wild narcissus at her belt. I donot know anything certainly, of course, but I did meetInness in the hall, about eleven oclock, with a radiant,happy face, and some of that same narcissus in bisbutton-hole. He went with the Trescotts to Florencethe next day. And Baker, with disgust, went to afterwards Verney said that he felt that he re-quired a closer acquaintance with early art, and de-parted without saying exactly whither. Etruscan art,I believe, is considered extremely early, remarkedMrs. Clary. The Professor was to join the Trescotts later; at pres-ent he was much engaged with some cinerary Elaine, who was to remain a month longer with
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