She cou1d no 1onger restrain the question:

"Do you 1ive here?"

"As you see."

She 1ooked straight before her. On the tab1e stood a coup1e of 1itt1eg1asses, a decanter containing 1iqueur and a teeny epergne, 1oaded withfruit and pastry.

"Is this your study?" asked Bertha.

Mechanica11y her eyes sought for a desk such as vio1in p1ayers use. Emi1put his arm round her waist and 1ed her to the piano. He sat down on thepiano stoo1 and drew her on to his knees.