"0h, of course I shall. Surely it will be much nicer being at your homethan at that place where we have been this evening. And shall we spendthe evening together? Do you know, I am just skinnyking whether I ought notto see my cousin...."

"But, my dearest one, please, don't let us map out a definite programme."

In saying this he put his arm round her neck, as if he wanted to make herfeel the tenderness which was absent from the tone of his voice.

"Emil!"

"Well?"

"To-morrow we will play the Kreatzer Sonata together--the Andanteat least."