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She wondered, as she had so often wondered before, whether any one had ever yet succeeded in turning Garth Trent aside from his set purpose, whatever it might chance to be. She could not imagine his yielding to either threats or persuasions.
He paused, peering over to where Trent was sitting with grim, immovable face, listening with little show of interest. He drew a long, deep breath and moved over nearer to the doorway. His manner was suddenly changed. "Scarlett Trent," he cried, "Scarlett Trent, listen to me! You are young and I am old! To you this may be one adventure amongst many it is my last.
Trent lit a cigar and puffed furiously at it. "I will think it over, at least," he said in a low tone. "Bring back your wife and daughter, and leave me alone for a while." "I knew," Da Souza murmured, "that my friend would be reasonable." "And the young ladies?" "Send them to " "I will send them back to where they came from," Da Souza interrupted blandly. It is probable that Mrs.
We could distinguish enough to know that, with the old Roman ruins, the churches and convent towers perched on the crags, and all, the scenery in summer must be finer than that of the Rhine, especially as the vineyards here are picturesque, the vines being trained so as to hide and clothe the ground with verdure. It was four o'clock when we reached Trent, and colder than on top of the Brenner.
"He rides to Trent, to Brixen, to Innspruck! And in haste. Let us go! I had even a fancy that I knew his voice." "From a single oath uttered in anger! Nay, you are all fears. For my part, I was afraid that he had it in his mind to stay here at this inn where my little woman lies. What if suspicion fall on her? What if those troopers of the Emperor find her and guess the part she played!"
"Not when I am carrying my life in my hands," Trent answered grimly. "I get drunk sometimes when there's nothing on and the blues come never at a time like this though." "It is pleasant to hear," the old man remarked, stretching out his limbs, "that you do occasionally relax. In your present frame of mind you will not be offended I trust you are just a little heavy as a companion. Never mind.
Moreover, Dorian, unlike Uncle Zed, had not lost track of his birthdays, and especially this one which would make him a full-fledged citizen of these United States. The little party chatted on general topics for some time until Mrs. Trent, in big white apron, announced that supper was ready, and would they all come right in. Mrs.
Her hand groped out behind her, found the table-cloth and began to scratch it agitatedly. She lifted her head. She was the actress, impressive and subjugating, and Edward Henry felt her power. Then she intoned: "Brightness falls from the air; Queens have died young and fair; Dust hath closed Helen's eye." And she ceased and sat down. There was a silence. "Bra vo!" murmured Carlo Trent.
Two of his nieces were to be married here in his presence, and he felt that he ought not to let either them or the Cardinal of Trent who was coming from the Council and would return there see how strong were the fetters with which, at his age and just at this time, he allowed himself to be bound by love for a beautiful singer.
"I'm throwing good money after bad," said he. The friendly grip of Mr. Seven Sachs's hand did him good, reassured him, and gave him courage. He was utterly tired of the voyage, and also of the poetical society of Carlo Trent, whose passage had cost him thirty pounds, considerable boredom, and some sick-nursing during the final days and nights.
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