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"Mille diavoli!" cried Baldassare, rubbing himself vigorously, "how dare you pinch me so, cavaliere? I shall be black and blue. Why should not I sleep? Nobody spoke to me." "I fear you have heard little of the history of Lucca," said the count, smiling. "Dio buono! what is history to me? I hate it! I-tell you what, cavaliere, you have hurt me very much."
Rosie is to be the sole judge of the infractions of this rule, and is to impose the fine, while Josie, as before, is to collect and keep the money. "I wish you would make me the treasurer," said Rollo. "No," said Mr. George; "you have the care of the buono mano fund. Josie shall be treasurer for the fines." "Very well," said Rollo.
So great was the popular fervour, and so much had it been refined and deepened in its tone by the addresses of Rienzi, that even the most indifferent had caught the contagion: and no man liked to be seen shrinking from the rest: so that the most neutral, knowing themselves the most marked, were the most entrapped into allegiance to the Buono Stato.
Ippolita clasped her hands behind her head, and looked lazily at all this early glory. The freedom of her heart seemed explicit in that of her limbs. What she could do with her legs, for instance! How she could sprawl at ease! She was just like all the others as ragged, as dirty, at least; and soon she would be as brown. Dio buono, the splendid life of a goatherd!
"Those of the Lord Bishop of Orvietto and Cola di Rienzi, joint protectors of the Buono Stato." The captain of the Colonna returned to his chief with these tidings. The rage of Stephen was indescribable. "Go back," he cried, as soon as he could summon voice, "and say, that, if the gates are not forthwith opened to me and mine, the blood of the plebeians be on their own head.
Restlessly turning on his bed with a deep sigh, and pressing his hot hand to his yet hotter brow, he took the letter that had been brought him, and saw that it was from his Roman friend and correspondent, Monsignore Paterini: "Illusmo Signor Marchese E Mio Buono E Colendmo Amico," the letter ran "Seeing that the subject of my letter is matter adapted rather to Carnival than to Lenten tide, I hasten to write so that it may reach your lordship before the festive season is over.
But if I had been frozen quite I could not have forgotten that my first duty was to report what I have accomplished to your Excellency." "Thanks, good Signor Ercole, thanks; you know the interest I take in all that concerns the honour of our theatre, and the pleasures of our citizens; and I may truly add, in all that touches your interest, my good Signor Ercole." "Troppo buono! Eccellenza!
"Nay, nay," continued the other, "we've no time to dispute about it. Value it as you please. Come, you are a brave little old signor one more cup of wine and we'll pay the reckoning. No compliments I insist on it. So now make the best of your way back to Terracina; it's growing late buono viaggio! and harkee, take care how you wander among these mountains."
You said that if I would give you the money you would take the whole business of the buono manos off my hands. I must go now and see about my arrangement with Mrs. Gray." "Well," said Rollo, "I'll find out what to do." Thus the buono mano question was disposed of. As to the board, Mr.
The postilions that had been driving took out their horses and led them away, and then came themselves to the window of the coupé and held out their caps for their buono mano, as they call it; that is, for a small present.
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