of　brandy　and　a　bottle　of　wine。〃　I　put　them　in　my　bag。　〃Let　me　pay　you　for　those。〃

〃All　right；　give　me　fifty　lire。〃

I　gave　itto　him。　〃The　brandy　is　good；〃　he　said。　〃You　don't　need　to　be　afraid　to　give　itto　your　lady。　She　better　get　in　the　boat。〃　He　held　the　boat；　it　rising　and　falling　against　the　stone　wall　and　I　helped　Catherine　in。　She　sat　in　the　stern　and　pulled　her　cape　around　her。

〃You　know　where　to　go？〃

〃Up　the　lake。〃

〃You　know　how　far？〃

〃Past　Luino。〃

〃Past　Luino；　Cannero；　Cannobio；　Tranzano。　You　aren't　in　Switzerland　until　you　e　to　Brissago。　You　have　to　pass　Monte　Tamara。〃

〃What　time　is　it？〃　Catherine　asked。

〃It's　only　eleven　o'clock；〃　I　said。

〃If　you　row　all　the　time　you　ought　to　be　there　by　seven　o'clock　in　the　morning。〃

〃Is　it　that　far？〃

〃It's　thirty…five　kilometres。〃

〃How　should　we　go？　In　this　rain　we　need　a　pass。〃

〃No。　Row　to　Isola　Bella。　Then　on　the　other　side　of　Isola　Madre　go　with　the　wind。　The　wind　will　take　you　to　Pallanza。　You　will　see　the　lights。　Then　go　up　the　shore。〃

〃Maybe　the　wind　will　change。〃

〃No；〃　he　said。　〃This　wind　will　blow　like　this　for　three　days。　It　es　straight　down　from　the　Mattarone。　There　is　a　can　to　bail　with。〃

〃Let　me　pay　you　something　for　the　boat　now。〃

〃No；　I'd　rather　take　a　chance。　If　you　get　through　you　pay　me　all　you　can。〃

〃All　right。〃

〃I　don't　think　you'll　get　drowned。〃

〃That's　good。〃

〃Go　with　the　wind　up　the　lake。〃

〃All　right。〃

I　stepped　in　the　boat。

〃Did　you　leave　the　money　for　the　hotel？〃

〃Yes。　In　an　envelope　in　the　room。〃

〃All　right。　Good　luck；　Tenente。〃

〃Good　luck。　We　thank　you　many　times。〃

〃You　won't　thank　me　if　you　get　d