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"Perhaps, then, you would not mind saying who did do it," said the lawyer; "since you seem to know all about it." "Why she did it herself to be sure. It is a wonder anybody should doubt it. And a like enough end for such a baggage to come to," said Signora Orsola, with much bitterness.
"Oh, my head!" complained the Signora Pandolfi. "I have not slept a wink!" "And then it was shameful to see the way papa grew quiet and submissive when Uncle Paolo gave him the order for the crucifix! If it had been anybody but papa, I should have said that a miracle had been performed. But poor papa! No the miracle of the soldi that is the truth.
The bravo listened with all his ears. "It is enough," said he. "Stay, Signora; haunteth he any secret place where I may deal with him?" "My spy doth report me he hath of late frequented the banks of Tiber after dusk; doubtless to meet his light o' love, who calls me her rival; even there slay him! and let my rival come and find him; the smooth, heartless, insolent traitor." "Be calm, signora.
She put her own through her father's arm, coming up behind his back, and then tendered her hand also to the vicar of St. Ewold's. "And how did you come?" said Mr. Harding, when the first greeting was over. "The Stanhopes brought me," said she; "their carriage was obliged to come twice, and has now gone back for the signora." As she spoke she caught Mr.
You will make me very unhappy, if you refuse to take it, Signora. Emily was so much affected by this instance of the good girl's generosity, that she remained for some time unable to reply, and Maddelina watched her in silence, till, mistaking the cause of her emotion, she said, 'Do not weep so, Signora!
Hawthorne's door. He had hardly finished asking the servant whether the signora were at home when he heard her voice upstairs, singing behind closed doors. She had said so many times, when he went through the formality of having himself announced and waiting for permission to present himself, "Why didn't you come right up?" that this morning he said to the servant, "It imports not to advise her.
A small, dark, intelligent looking man, in evident command of the rest, smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "Ah, Signora! It is as you commanded!" he answered "It is beautiful like a chrysalis for a butterfly. But a butterfly has the advantage it comes to LIFE, to use its wings!" "Quite true, Monsieur Gaspard!" and Morgana gave him a smile as sunny as his own. "But what is life?
The Signora read the service, the household responding a twenty minutes' service, which is as much a part of the administration of the establishment as visiting the granaries and presses, and the bringing home of the goats. The Signora's apartments, which she permitted us to see, were quite in the nature of an oratory, with shrines and sacred pictures and relics of the faith.
Send for your colours now quick, this moment for love of all the saints." "Nay, signorina, I must prepare them. I could come at the same time." "So be it. And you, Floretta, see that he be admitted at all hours. Alack! Leave my head! leave my head!" "Forgive me, Signora; I thought to prepare it at home to receive the colours. But I will leave it. And now let us despatch the letter."
Have you ever noticed anything about that boy, Ruffo, anything at all, that surprised you?" "Surprised me, Signora?" "Surprised you, or reminded you of anything?" "I don't know what you mean, Signora." Gaspare's voice was hard and cold.
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