ex-prima

Updated: May 16, 2025

For he had not lost Professor Casimir Wieniawski from sight a moment since the hour of ten, and that "distinguished noble refugee" was now in a maudlin way, murmuring perfunctory endearments in the ear of the ex-prima donna, who tenderly gazed upon him in a proprietary manner.

Richard Savage - A Fascinating Traitor : An Anglo-Indian Story