Count Fosco rose in polite confusion and tied his cravat on when I entered the room.
“Pray don’t let me disturb you,” I said. “I have only come here to get a book.”
“All unfortunate men of my size suffer from the heat,” said the Count, refreshing himself gravely with a large green fan. “I wish I could change places with my excellent wife. She is as cool at this moment as a fish in the pond outside.”
The Countess
Count Fosco rose in polite confusion and tied his cravat on when I entered the room.
“Pray don’t let me disturb you,” I said. “I have only come here to get a book.”
“All unfortunate men of my size suffer from the heat,” said the Count, refreshing himself gravely with a large green fan. “I wish I could change places with my excellent wife. She is as cool at this moment as a fish in the pond outside.”
The Countess
