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It commenced, so I calculate, about the year 2000 B.C., or, to be more precise for figures are not the strong point of the old chroniclers when King Heremon ruled over Ireland and Harbundia was Queen of the White Ladies of Brittany, the fairy Malvina being her favourite attendant. It is with Malvina that this story is chiefly concerned. Various quite pleasant happenings are recorded to her credit.
Most of them the twins had never heard of until they came to Charlemagne, beyond which Malvina's reminiscences appeared to fade. They had all of them been very courteous to her, and some of them indeed quite charming. But... One gathers they had never been to Malvina more than mere acquaintances, such as one passes the time with while waiting and longing.
Malvina, once an ideal maiden, and ten years later a woman so loving that when he was going on a journey she threw herself on her knees and wept, and then besought him not to go from her! He remembers the scene perfectly. Her hair of pale gold, dropping then in disorder to her shoulders and bosom her magnificent hair, surrounded by which the tears flowing down her face glistened like diamonds!
"Yes," he answered a little uneasily. He was not accustomed to have questions asked of him. "Tell me about it," she said. "It was long ago," he said half dreamily, "long before I married Malvina. And she died. That was all." "That was all," repeated Bernardine, looking at him wonderingly. Then she drew nearer to him. "And you have loved, Uncle Zerviah? And you were loved?"
He also acted at the Broadway, under Marshall's management, and in 1852 he was a member of the company at Brougham's Lyceum. On January 1, 1853 he married Malvina Pray, sister of the wife of Barney Williams; and in that way those two Irish comedians came to be domestically associated.
"I think I shall like it." He answered that he hoped she would. He was deadly serious about it. He possessed, generally speaking, a sense of humour; but for the moment this must have deserted him. He told her he was going to leave her in the care of a wise and learned man called "Cousin Christopher"; his description no doubt suggesting to Malvina a friendly magician.
Toward the end of the last act Kranitski entered Malvina Darvid's box, and saluting each woman silently he stood motionless. Malvina bowed toward him slightly, then a shadow came out on her face; this shadow seemed to have torn itself from an internal cloud.
"I don't think," said Commander Raffleton. "If you don't mind I think we'd better leave that for Mrs. Muldoon." The Professor let go the coat. Malvina appeared a shade disappointed. One opines that not unreasonably she may have thought to make a better impression without it. But a smiling acquiescence in all arrangements made for her welfare seems to have been one of her charms.
Brent, the postman, was passing, and the twins ran after him and each took a hand. Malvina was still standing where the Professor had left her. It was very absurd, but the Professor felt frightened. He went into the kitchen, where it was light and cheerful, and started Mrs. Muldoon on Home Rule. When he returned to the parlour Malvina was gone.
"Never were two sisters more unlike than Isaure and Malvina. Malvina the elder was tall and dark-haired, Isaure was short and fair, and her features were finely and delicately cut, while her sister's were vigorous and striking.
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