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The most ancient testaments among the Romans were made vivâ voce, the testator declaring his will in the presence of seven witnesses; these they called nuncupative testaments; but the danger of trusting the will of the dead to the memory of the living soon abolished these; and all testaments were ordered to be in writing.
Give us the true message of Christ, undefiled! Sell these useless broidered silks, these flaunting banners; take the silver, gold, and bank- notes which hysterical pilgrims cast at your feet! this Peter's Pence, amounting to millions, whose exact total you alone know, and come out into the highways and byways of the cities of all lands, call to you the lame, the halt, the blind, the sickly, and diseased, give comfort where comfort is needed, defend the innocent protect the just, and silence the Voce de la Verita which published under your authority, callously advocates murder!"
He well knew that he could rely on his old army on the army who loudly cried, "Vive le roi!" and then added, sotto voce, "de Rome, et son petit papa !" Hortense, the new Duchess of St. Leu, took but little part in all these things. She had, notwithstanding her youth and beauty, in a measure taken leave of the world.
At Alfred's smile and address Colls fell in love with him directly, and assured him sotto voce, and with friendly familiarity, that now was his time. "Why, he'll be as sweet as honey now he has got rid of a client." With this he took Alfred's name, and ushered him into a room piled with japanned tin boxes, where Mr.
'We will not talk about his successor, said the archdeacon, 'while there is yet hope. 'Oh no, of course not, said the minor canon. 'It would be extraordinarily indecorous; but 'I know of no man, said the meagre little prebendary, 'who has better interest with the present government than Mr Slope. 'Mr Slope! said two or three at once almost sotto voce. 'Mr Slope dean of Barchester!
"You lose all sense of direction in this labyrinth," I muttered to Morhange. "Worse still, you will lose your head," answered my companion sotto voce. "This old fool is certainly very learned; but God knows what he is driving at. However, he has promised that we are soon to know." M. Le Mesge had stopped before a heavy dark door, all incrusted with strange symbols.
With this solemn conjecture the sotto voce conversation comes to a close, the ruffians riding at the head of their troop, far extending after, its files resembling the vertebrae of some grand glittering serpent on its way to seize a victim, the two in front fair types of its protruding poisonous fangs.
He paced the long passage which led from his quarters to the oak hall, whistling sotto voce a bar or two of the Schumann as he went; then his manner became sombre as he crossed the polished boards and entered the passage beyond which led to his employer's library. Old Roger Ingleton was sitting in the almost dark room, staring fixedly into the fire.
If the processional has been the "Lohengrin" march, it is thought by many to be very effective for the organist, all through the ceremony, to continue on the swell organ a dreamy sotto voce improvisation, in the course of which a varied reiteration of "Faithful and true" serves as an affecting expression of the sentiment of the hour.
My good angel, however, made me keep my countenance. M. de Boulogne had an old man with him, every feature bore the imprint of genius, and who inspired me with respect. "Give me your views;" said the comptroller, "either on paper or 'viva voce'. You will find me willing to learn and ready to grasp your ideas.
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