On the Bright Shore
went together again in a lift up the mountain on which was the Casino and the garden. On the way Pani Elzen recovered self-control thoroughly.
"To lunch at once! to lunch!" said she, joyously. "I have an appetite like a whale!"
Vyadrovski muttered to himself that he would like, God knows, to be Jonah; but he did not say this aloud, thinking that were Svirski to take him by the collar and throw him out of the lift, as he deserved for his joke, he would fall too far.
In the garden he took leave of them at once, and went his way; but he looked around and saw Pani Elzen lean on Svirski's arm and whisper something in his ear.
"They are talking of the dessert after lunch," thought he.
But he was mistaken, for, turning her charming head to the artist, she whispered,—
"Does Vyadrovski know?"
"He does not," answered Svirski. "I met him only at the train."
When he had said this he felt a certain fear
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