This got a smile out of him. He sat down beside her, and the two laughed
and talked with a freedom which presently drew the attention of the
neighboring tables, and made Ashe uncomfortable. He rose, paid the bill,
and succeeded in carrying the whole party off to the Piazza, in search
of coffee. But here again Kitty's extravagances, the provocation of her
light loveliness, as she sat toying with a fresh cigarette and
"chaffing" Lord Magellan, drew a disagreeable amount of notice from the
Italians passing by.
"Mother, let's go!" said the angry beauty, imperiously, in her mother's
ear. "I don't like to be seen with Lady Kitty! She's impossible!"
And with cold farewells the three ladies departed. Then Kitty sprang up
and threw away her cigarette.
"How those girls bully their mother!" she said, with scorn. "However, it
serves her right. I'm sure she bullied hers. Well, now we must go and do
something. Ta-ta!"
Lord Magellan, to whom she offered another casual finger, wanted to know
why he was dismissed. If they were going sight-seeing, might he not come
with them?"
"Oh no!" said Kitty, calmly. "Sight--seeing with people you don't really
know is too trying to the temper.
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