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Eleonora walked on for some steps in silence, then exclaimed, "Yes, but there's his family. It would only stir up trouble for them there. They can't approve of me." "They don't know you. When they do, they will. Now they only see what looks like forgive me, Lena caprice and coquetry; they will know you in earnest, if you will let them."
After the Rio del Formase is a common little house, and then the Palazzo Volkoff, once Eleonora Duse's Venetian home. Next is the splendid fifteenth-century Palazzo Dario, to my eyes perhaps the most satisfying of all, with its rich colouring, leaning walls, ancient chimneys and porphyry decorations.
Saturday was spent on a harvest festival at a suburban church, after which the daughters were despatched to their uncle's by a late train. Sunday was spent in the pursuit of remarkable services; and on Monday Lady Susan and Eleonora had gone to St. Faith's and the Retreat began.
The characters of Henrico's contracted bride, Eleonora, and Catalina, the good wife of a vicious husband, are drawn tenderly and skilfully. Heywood's eyes were oftener dim with tears than radiant with laughter; yet, with all his sympathy for the afflicted and the fallen, he never took a distorted view of society, but preserved untainted to the end a perennial spring of cheerfulness.
In her work Laura Marholm speaks of the fate of several gifted women of international fame: the genius, Eleonora Duse; the great mathematician and writer, Sonya Kovalevskaia; the artist and poet-nature, Marie Bashkirtzeff, who died so young.
'Kolia, Olga, Sashka and Mashka! This one's eight, this one's seven, that one's four, and this one's only two! Ha! ha! ha! As you can see, my wife and I haven't wasted our time! Eh, Eleonora Karpovna? 'You always say things like that, observed Eleonora Karpovna and she turned away. 'And she's bestowed such Russian names on her squallers! Mr. Ratsch pursued.
Oh doe not leave me, sir; for without you What safety can I have? you are my father: Pray, stay you with me. Fer. Oh, my Girle, I cannot, Dare not be so unfaithfull to the trust His maiesty put me in, though I would stay. Ele. I feare if you goe hence all will not long be well. Hen. Distrust you me, Eleonora? Ele. No, indeed: You ever had with me th'opinion Of a most noble gentleman. Fer.
Their mark was speckled with the vivid alternate splendor of ebony and silver, and was smoother than all save the cheeks of Eleonora; so that, but for the brilliant green of the huge leaves that spread from their summits in long, tremulous lines, dallying with the Zephyrs, one might have fancied them giant serpents of Syria doing homage to their sovereign the Sun.
Vanish, you ugly shapes, & with her presence Quitt your sharp stings! into what monstrous creature Feele I myself a-growing! yet I cannot Force backe the streame, it comes so fast upon me; I cannot. Enter Eleonora. Ele. Here, good Henrico, let me see your wound. Hen. No, I am well againe; thankes, my best love. Come, let us walke and talke; I had a fancy, But 'tis no matter: Buzzano!
Was there any other reason beyond the dead man's past that would render your guardian unwilling to have you marry him?" Again the slow flush mounted to Eleonora Roemer's cheeks and her head drooped. "I fear it may be painful for you to answer this," said Muller gently, "and yet I must insist on it in the interest of justice."
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