ABSTRACT
Venetia found her mother walking up and down the room, as was her custom when she was agitated. Venetia quitted the room. She was so agitated that she made Pauncefort a confidant of her apprehensions. They had not returned when Venetia joined her mother. That indeed she could scarcely expect. But in about half an hour, a message arrived from Captain Cadurcis that they were not at Spezzia, but from something he had heard, he had no doubt they were at Sarzana, and he was going to ride on there at once. The evening must arrive before they could receive intelligence from Captain Cadurcis. The messenger was despatched to Lerici; but even Lerici was a considerable distance, and hours must elapse before his return.
