Vere offered his brother and sister-in-law-to-be lodging for the night, but they declined. He did not press too hard, knowing that the new lovers were eager for their privacy. The four of them made plans to meet again soon, then Vere and Elissande were standing before the house, waving good-bye to Freddie and Angelica as the latter left for the rail station.
When the carriage had disappeared from sight, Vere placed his arm around his wife’s shoulder. She leaned into him.
“I love you,” he said, kissing her on her hair.
“I love you too.” She lifted his hand from around her shoulder and kissed his palm. “And I want to take long walks with you, many, many of them.”
He smiled. “Your wish is my command, my lady.”
“Good,” she said. “Now let’s retire upstairs and talk at great length—if you know what I mean—about Latin verse.”
They were still laughing as they closed the bedroom door.
Author’s Note
The electric hand torch was invented toward the end of the nineteenth century. Patents for various designs, aimed at commercial application, date from 1896 to 1898. While they were probably not quite as portable and inconspicuous as the one Vere used in this book, I feel quite confident that given the available technology, a talented and dedicated engineer working for the Crown could easily have made just such a James Bond–ish gadget.
The passages on Capri are quoted from A Handbook for Travellers in Southern Italy and Sicily, and By-ways of Europe. Both books are now in the public domain.
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Courtney Milan, for preventing me from going down a completely inaccurate path.
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