Emile found her astonishingly intelligent as well as amiable, and
though the music lessons were not conducted on scientific principles,
they produced good results.
He would give her plenty of music with which to occupy herself till the
time came when she would be fully occupied in serving the Cause. As he
had said, there were no other female conspirators in their circle.
Sobrenski, the red-haired leader, detested women, and thought them all
fools, who generally added the sin of treachery to their foolishness.
Emile himself had taken no interest in any woman since he had lived in
Barcelona. He too had found them treacherous. Since he had lost his
little childish goddess, Marie Roumanoff, he had had no desire to play
the role of lover. If he wanted companionship he preferred men, for as
companions women bored him.
But Arithelli was not a woman--yet. She appeared able to keep own
counsel, to do as she was told, and to judge by the way she rode, her
courage would be capable of standing a severe test. Also it had
occurred to him that she possessed the art of being a good comrade.
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