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Money to pay for my honest name, money for my lost life and happiness, money to bribe me to the endurance of these hellish tortures! Impossible! I cannot believe that human nature can be so vile, so miserably cunning and treacherous. This is some evil dream, some test, perhaps, of the sincerity of my love and trust in her. "Flamma!" I said "dearest! do not continue this ugly jest.
This is precisely the division of functions made by Ovid, as the father sees Hercules perishing on the funeral pyre. "Nec nisi materna Vulcanum parte potentem Sentiet. Aeternum est a me quod traxit et expers Atque immune necis, nullaqe domabile flamma." He is not enough acquainted with natural history to make valuable observations.
I gazed at Flamma, and wondered how she would look if I were to tell her that her million had ceased to exist, that this catastrophe, which had dragged a monarch from his throne into captivity, had also cost her her sole fortune, the inheritance of her grandfather, and had thrown her upon my mercy? "Good-night!" I said to her. "Try to sleep a little. I will go and look for some private lodgings.
There was a long pause, and I thought best to take my leave. I turned first to Flamma, who laid both her hands in mine, and, looking up to me, asked me softly to return soon. Then Diodora languidly extended her hand to me, and I bowed over it with cool, studied politeness, and as I looked up I saw that Siegfried thought fit to shake my hand in honour of the new relation between us.
"Flamma! dearest!" he said, overcome by his emotion, "you have been the truest, the most considerate, most loving, and most dutiful of all wives and mothers; but this day you have filled my cup of happiness to the brim. This one drop, the mother's kiss to the sweet innocent, was wanting.
But do you know why that look failed to infect me as it had Ixion? Because I had been inoculated against the infection by another look last night a look from the violet eyes of Flamma. I rose from my seat, and, throwing myself into an attitude befitting a ceremonious announcement, I said "Countess, to be of service to you is a happiness to me. Pray dispose of me.
I understood the gesture, and extended my hand to Flamma. She accepted it, and I bowed and kissed her hand. That was our betrothal. Siegfried took out a cigarette, lighted it, and blow the smoke at the chandelier. "I had other intentions concerning Flamma's future," said Diodora again, "but, since her choice has fallen on you, I am satisfied at least, I do not object.
Flamma sat reading before the lamp when I entered. She laid down the book, got up, and extended her hand. "Diodora expects you impatiently. She is more excited than ever, and has just driven out Cenni because she smelt of wine." "So Cenni was here already, possibly for the sake of an alibi." "Don't speak of that! She told me all that has occurred. Have you drunk wine also, or is your breath pure?
I was sorry for this as soon as I said it, for I had offended Flamma also; but the bitter pill had the desired effect, inasmuch as the whole aristocratic family regained their usual lymphatic composure. "Flamma," said Diodora, coldly, "have you given this gentleman the right to claim your hand?" "Yes." "Then I do not object," and she motioned with her hand.
"Sed opinio omnium invidiam incendii in principem retorquebat, credebaturque imperator gloriam innovandae urbis quaesisse." "Videbaturque Nero condendae urbis novae et cognomento suo adpellandae gloriam quaerere." "Quin et novae mortes excogitatae, ut ferarum tergis contecti laniatu canum interirent. Multi crucibus affixi, aut flamma usti.
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