"Of course I made it," he answered, beaming his great smile at her. Victor barely knew how he got to Lausanne, save for the fact that he wanted to, and then he was. The last night he spent in a rather nice hotel overlooking the great lake and then he gallivanted around, as one did, taking in the sights and the people and thinking the Swiss to be quite droll. Victor had no great admiration or interest for continental life, but he would pretend to, for the Misses of his heart, who herself had continental airs; which suited her charmingly.
He took her arm and they fell into step, he a bit too tall and she a bit too short for it to be exactly easy, but they managed, nonetheless.
"Your schooling must have been most becoming, you look very ladylike and sophisticated on this fine day, Miss Violetta," he decided after taking a proud glance at his fair companion.
He took her arm and they fell into step, he a bit too tall and she a bit too short for it to be exactly easy, but they managed, nonetheless.
"Your schooling must have been most becoming, you look very ladylike and sophisticated on this fine day, Miss Violetta," he decided after taking a proud glance at his fair companion.


