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Stephen Johnson, at the parish church of Bishop's Crossing, between Aloysius Xavier Lana, son of Don Alfredo Lana, formerly Foreign Minister of the Argentine Republic, and Frances Morton, only daughter of the late James Morton, J.P., of Leigh Hall, Bishop's Crossing, Lancashire." The Jew's Breastplate
Then two men Lucy recognised one as the Marinata doctor and another nurse; then Alfredo, with luggage. They passed rapidly out of her sight. But the front door was immediately below the balcony, and her ear could more or less follow the departure. And there was Mrs. Burgoyne, leaning over the balcony. Mr. Manisty spoke to her from below.
Burgoyne were 'very great friends. Well One read of such things one did not often see them. The sound of steps approaching made her lift her eyes. It was not Alfredo, but a young man, a young Englishman apparently, who was coming towards her.
And Dalgetty began to see a number of carts adorned with green boughs and filled with singing people, coming along the road. Each cart had a band of girls dressed alike red, white, orange, blue, and so forth. Alfredo endeavoured to explain that these were Romans who after visiting the church of the 'Madonna del Divino Amore' in the plain were now bound to an evening of merriment at Albano.
So we drank in salute of Italy. They sent their greeting by me. 'You know in Italy there is the sun, the sun, said Alfredo to me, profoundly moved, wet-mouthed, tipsy. I was reminded of Enrico Persevalli and his terrifying cry at the end of Ghosts: 'Il sole, il sole! So we talked for a while of Italy. They had a pained tenderness for it, sad, reserved.
The first Violetta in New York was Mme. Anna La Grange, the first Alfredo Signor Brignoli, and the first Germont pere Signor Amodio. There had been a destructive competition between Max Maretzek's Italian company at the Academy of Music and a German company at Niblo's Garden. The regular Italian season had come to an end with a quarrel between Maretzek and the directors of the Academy.
Thus the eminent antiquary, Don Alfredo Chavero, in his elaborate work, México á través de los Siglos, says, "the truth is, we know no specimens of the ancient poetry, and those, whether manuscript or printed, which claim to be such, date from after the Conquest."
She was conferring with Cecco the little manservant, who, with less polish than Alfredo, but with a like good-will, was running hither and thither, intent only on pleasing his ladies, and on somehow finding enough spoons and forks to lay a dinner-table with; or she was alternately comforting and laughing at Marie, who was for the moment convinced that Italy was pure and simple Hades, and Torre Amiata the lowest gulf thereof.
They walked on together towards the villa, for Alfredo was on the balcony signalling to them that the twelve o'clock breakfast was ready. On the way Manisty turned upon her. 'Now, you are to be obedient! You are not to pay any attention to my sister. She is not a happy person but you are not to be sorry for her. You can't understand her; and I beg you will not try.
Young Alfredo Bent, only ten years old, pulled his gun from the rack with the words "Papa, let us fight;" but Bent had gone to the door to parley with the leaders. Taking advantage of the check, the women and an Indian slave dug a hole with a poker and spoon under the adobe wall of the room into the next house. Through this the family crawled away from the besieged room to the next house, Mrs.
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