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. [Aside.] Ah, I understand.

. Told us to wait there

. Excuse me, I did not know

. Not at all, sir.

. [Aside.] How odd they look, in sooth. Pray, be seated.

. Thanks, sir.

. We are well enough standing.

. I cannot permit it

. Don't trouble yourself, sir.

. If the gentleman orders it, it is better to take a seat. [''Both sit down on sofa. Don Lorenzo remains standing.'']

. [Aside.] Their looks seem to bode no good, or is it, perhaps, that my eyes only reflect the flashes that dart across my mind? [''Inspects them again attentively. Aloud.''] It was Miss Avendaña who saw you when she passed, and mentioned it to me.

. Yes, that beautiful young lady.

. Who looked so sorrowful.

. Like the picture of the Dolorosa. [The keepers speak shortly, and after these remarks fall into sudden silence, remaining stiff and immovable, looking vaguely before them.]

. You frightened her, and she almost ran away at the sight of you. But you must not be astonished. The poor girl is very ill—indeed, she is scarce other than a child yet.

. [Smiling sillily.] It always happens to us in every house. 182