[It takes her a moment to realize that he's going out of his way to show her around, to some extent, and she takes a hurried skip forward to fall into step with him.]
Please, by all means, lead the way. I'm very grateful you came into the foyer when you did; I had just finished a conversation with a very brusque individual and I would much rather have you as a guide than he.
[In all her experiences with Italians, she had never spoken to one so rude. And that man who claimed that he was an emperor! What madness must have been in him.]
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[It takes her a moment to realize that he's going out of his way to show her around, to some extent, and she takes a hurried skip forward to fall into step with him.]
Please, by all means, lead the way. I'm very grateful you came into the foyer when you did; I had just finished a conversation with a very brusque individual and I would much rather have you as a guide than he.
[In all her experiences with Italians, she had never spoken to one so rude. And that man who claimed that he was an emperor! What madness must have been in him.]