bowed and smiled and gestured. "Certainly it is. The name's on my luggage," said I. I was not a diplomatist for nothing. He bowed and smiled and gestured. "It is also here in my instructions;" and he took from his pocket a sheet of notepaper from which he read in Spanish, "Ferdinand Carbonnell, coming by the mail train arriving ten o'clock." Having read this, he added: "I am to ask you to accompany me to No. 150, Calle de Villanueva. May I ask you to do so?" "It is also here in my instructions;" and he took from his pocket a sheet of notepaper from which he read in Spanish, "Ferdinand Carbonnell, coming by the mail train arriving ten o'clock." Having read this, he added: "I am to ask you to accompany me to No. 150, Calle de Villanueva. May I ask you to do so?" I looked at him in profound astonishment, as indeed I well might. Then it dawned on me that Mayhew had somehow heard of my arrival and had sent him. I looked at him in profound astonishment, as indeed I well might. Then it dawned on me that Mayhew had somehow heard of my arrival and had sent him. "Do you come from Mr. Silas Mayhew?" "Do you come from Mr. Silas Mayhew?" "No, indeed. I am from Colonel Juan Livenza, at your service, senor." This with more shrugs, bows, and smiles. "No, indeed. I am from Colonel Juan Livenza, at your service, senor." This with more shrugs, bows, and smiles. "Thank you, but I don't know any Colonel Livenza. I can, however, call on him; shall we say, to-morrow?" "Thank you, but I don't know any Colonel Livenza. I can, however, call on him; shall we say, to-morrow?" "I was to say that the Senorita Sarita Castelar wishes to see you urgently. My instructions are, however, not to press you to accompany me if you are unwilling; but in that case to beg you to name the hotel to which you go, and where Colonel Livenza himself may have the honour of waiting upon you." "I was to say that the Senorita Sarita Castelar wishes to see you urgently. My instructions are, however, not to press you to accompany me if you are unwilling; but in that case to beg you to name
Prev.
Back
Top