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'Not he! Uncle Meshach testily ejaculated, fastening the button of that droll necktie of his. 'Oh dear no! said Leonora, with such dignity as she could assume. As she walked home she wondered what 'speculation' really was. She could not have defined the word. She possessed but a vague idea of its meaning.
Sleep tight, and tomorrow, don't cloud the sun of your beauty, but let it rise on the just as well as the unjust. Good night, Leonora!" He made a little bow towards her and walked towards the door. Just briefly, Andrea was able to see his face while he left.
They declared that they would much prefer the walk, and Polly was soon making the introductions where they were needed. Many of the ladies were well acquainted with Polly's friends. David at once appropriated his old-time chum, and Leonora skipped over to Miss Sterling. "Ther' 's so many of us we ought to march abreast, clear across the street, as they do in processions!"
The high moral worth of Isabella impressed him; and arrangements were made for Leonora to accompany Isabella to Cuba, as a companion, to be treated in all respects as her own daughter. On the twenty-fourth of April the fleet again set sail, and reached St. Jago de Cuba the latter part of May. This city was then the capital of the island.
I'm a long way from the Leonora who had to paint herself every night like a clown before she could appear before an audience. Take a good look at me! Well ... what do you think? You might mistake me for one of your vassals almost, eh? I'll bet that if I had gone out this morning to join your demonstration at the station you wouldn't have recognized me in the crowd."
Edward recollected this, immediately after he had made the offer, and said quickly: "Of course I mean that you should stable the horse at Branshaw until you have time to turn round or want to sell him and get a better." Nancy went straight home and told all this to Leonora who was lying down.
Larpent's supervision, could not quite bring her dress to the air that was so peculiarly graceful and becoming; and she often caught her papa's eye looking at her as if he saw something amiss, and could not discover what it was. Then came Aunt Leonora, always very kind to Meta, but the dread of the rest of the household, whom she was wont to lecture on the proper care of her niece.
'Just at the moment, Miss Smithson continued, 'dear Rosalys is engaged, but I hope she will be down directly. We are very, very busy. Are you making a long stay in London, Mrs. Stanway? The season is now in full swing, is it not? Leonora could find little to say to this experienced spinster, whom she unwillingly admired but with whom she was not in accord.
The story follows the historic narrative of Stradella, the Italian musician, except in the dénouement. Stradella woos and wins Leonora, the fair ward of Bassi, a rich Venetian nobleman, with whom the latter is himself in love. They fly to Rome and are married. Bassi hires two bravoes, Barbarino and Malvolio, to follow them and kill Stradella.
It appears like heavy silk, but the oblique threads that make it look so heavy are all cotton. How much do you want for the whole, my pretty miss?" "I do not know," said Leonora, in a low voice, "as much as you can give me for it." "Yes, yes," grumbled the old man, "I am to give a great deal of money for very poor goods; that is what they all ask me to do.
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