Yes, we thought you’d like it. You see,...

Yes, we thought you’d like it. You see, it was like this. After you left we felt very dull and mopey, and the days crawled by, and you never wrote; so at last I said to Gianetta, ‘I can’t stand this any longer, those two poor Monarchs haven’t got any one to mend their stockings or sew on their buttons or patch their clothes – at least, I hope they haven’t – let us all pack up a change and go and see how they’re getting on.’ And she said, ‘Done’, and they all said, ‘Done’; and we asked old Giacopo to lend us his boat, and he said, ‘Done’; and we’ve crossed the sea, and, thank goodness, that’s done; and here we are, and – and – I’ve done!