"Yes, I＇m rather tired." She hesitated a moment,but sat down again. "Don＇t let me interrupt you," she added.
"Oh dear, I＇m quite alone, I＇ve nothing on earth to do. I had no idea you were in Rome. I＇ve just come from the East. I＇m only passing through."
"You＇ve been making a long journey," said Isabel,who had learned from Ralph that Lord Warburton was absent from England.