a real person."

"Then," said Annunziata, with decision, "it must be the person who is
visiting the Signora Brandi."

"The Signora Brandi?" repeated John. "What a nice name! Who is the
Signora Brandi?"

"She is an Austrian," said Annunziata.

"Oh--?" said John.

"She lives in the pavilion beyond the clock-tower," said Annunziata.

"I wasn't aware," said John, "that the pavilion beyond the clock-tower
was inhabited. I wasn't aware that any part of this castle was
inhabited, except the porter's lodge and the part that we inhabit. Why
have I been left till now in this state of outer darkness?"

"The Signora Brandi has been absent," said Annunziata. "She has been in
her own country--in Austria. But the other day she returned. And with
her came a person to visit her. That is the person whose form you have
seen in the garden."

"How do you know it wasn't the form of the Signora Brandi herself?" John
said.

"Oh, no," said Annunziata. "The Signora Brandi is not young. She is old.
She is as old as--"