What shall I say of the eagerness with which I looked forward to seeing
my dear wife, the rapture with which, at last, I clasped her in my arms?
* * * * *
A little later I walked out to find Matteo. He was quite astonished to
see me.
'We did not expect you so soon.'
'No,' I answered; 'I thought I should not arrive till after to-morrow,
but I was so impatient to get home that I hurried on without stopping,
and here I am.'