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If she had been meant for the air, she would be in the air; if she was meant to die a serf as she had lived, why, at the rate she was spending, death would be quick ecco! The word comes pat when you talk of such lives as hers, for the Italian peasant is the last of the earth-born, invincibly patient.
The Star of Genoa shines over Florence and our poor little constellations are gone out. Ecco, my Sandro, gravest and hardiest of painters, go summon Madonna Simonetta and her handmaidens to our Symposium. Agnolo will speak further to us of this sovereignty of Beauty." The painter bowed his head and moved away.
Constance and her father glanced tentatively at each other, and were silent. Gustavo, who had been hanging officiously in the rear, approached and begged their pardon. 'Scusi, signora, but I sink I can explain. Ecco! Ze telegram is dated from Limone zat is a village close by here on ze ozzer side of ze lake.
He came back again almost directly, bearing the book as a sacristan might bear a black-letter Bible. "Ecco, Signora." With a superb gesture he placed it before her. "The coffee, the fine. Attendez, Signora, pour un petit momento." He stood to see the effect of his French upon her. She forced into her face a look of pious admiration, and he at once departed.
We must suffer in their cause; when they sacrifice us to the interests of their throne we may perish, for we die as much for ourselves as for them, but our name and our families perish not. Ecco!" "You are right as to yourself, Albert; for they have given you the ancient title and duchy of de Retz." "Now listen to me," replied his brother.
"Ecco, signore!" cried the fellow, snatching the watch from my waistcoat pocket, and putting one black thumb-nail on the long hand, the other on he numeral twelve. "Mezzogiorno poco tempo poco tempo!" And again I seized his meaning, that it was twenty past eleven, and we must be there by twelve. But where, but where?
"Well, and Tito Melema may have a peculiar sensibility to being laid hold of unexpectedly by prisoners who have run away from French soldiers. Men are born with antipathies; I myself can't abide the smell of mint. Tito was born with an antipathy to old prisoners who stumble and clutch. Ecco!"
Gaspare guided them through the throng to a long table set on a sanded floor. "Ecco, signorino!" He installed Maurice at the top of the table. "And you sit here, Donna Maddalena."
Van de Werve, whilst glancing admiringly at his daughter. Some Italians of lower rank murmured loud enough to reach Mary's ears: "Ecco la bionda maraviglia." Mr. Van de Werve ordered his people to await him at the gate of the dock-yard, and passed on, saluting those whom he met, to the place where the Portuguese flag indicated the gondola of Lopez de Galle, which was prepared to receive him.
When her fingers were empty she touched the Count's arm eagerly. "More, more, please!" "Ecco, Signora." He held out to her the bag. She plunged her hands into it and came nearer to the gate, both hands full of money and held high above her head. The Arabs leapt up at her like dogs at a bone, and for a moment she waited, laughing with all her heart.
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