noon before
She did it beautifully , and Mrs. Fortescue kissed the girl 's glowing cheek when the music was through . Kettle , who was himself a fiddler , at that moment poked his head in at the door . He had a fellow artist 's jealousy of Neroda but he was forced by his artistic conscience to say : `` Lord , Miss ` Nita , you cert ` ny kin make a fiddle talk ! '' It was noon before the lesson was over and Neroda left . Anita , exultant in the thought of playing to Broussard 's singing , could not remain indoors , but putting on her long , dark fur coat and her pretty fur cap , which accentuated her delicate beauty , went out for a walk alone . Beyond the limits of the great post , was a long , straight promenade , bordered with stately young fir trees , and as it led to nowhere , was in general a solitary place . It was here that Anita loved to walk alone .