The furniture, however, was heavy and not attractive and the pictures that hung on the walls were not particularly interesting.
When they left the dining room, they moved into a salon. It was large and elaborately furnished but not in very good taste.
The Baron left them for a moment and, when he came back, he said,
“As I am alone here and greatly enjoy your company, I have given orders for your things to be brought into the house so that you will be my guests tonight.”
He was obviously speaking to Aletha and she saw Mr. Heywood’s lips tighten.
He could hardly refuse to accept the Baron’s invitation and said,
“You are very gracious, Herr Baron. At the same time you will understand that we have to leave you early tomorrow to visit Prince Jözsel Estérházy’s stud.”
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