\"TheGodowskas，\"hemurmured。\"Doyouknowthem？AmotheranddaughterfromVienna。Themotherhasaninternalcomplaintandthedaughterisanactress。FrauleinSoniaisaverymodernsoul。Ithinkyouwouldfindhermostsympathetic。Sheisforcedtobeinattendanceonhermotherjustnow。Butwhatatemperament!Ihaveoncedescribedherinherautographalbumasatigresswithaflowerinthehair。Willyouexcuseme？PerhapsIcanpersuadethemtobeintroducedtoyou。\"
Isaid，\"Iamgoinguptomyroom。\"ButtheProfessorroseandshookaplayfulfingeratme。\"Na，\"hesaid，\"wearefriends，and，therefore，I
shallspeakquitefranklytoyou。Ithinktheywouldconsideritalittle’marked’ifyouimmediatelyretiredtothehouseattheirapproach，aftersittingherealonewithmeinthetwilight。Youknowthisworld。Yes，youknowitasIdo。\"
Ishruggedmyshoulders，remarkingwithoneeyethatwhiletheProfessorhadbeentalkingtheGodowskashadtrailedacrossthelawntowardsus。
TheyconfrontedtheHerrProfessorashestoodup。