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The loggia, was in festa; and the morning sun flickered through the vine-leaves on the bright table, and the patterns of the brick floor. 'There there they are! Reggie! Father! leave me a minute! Quick into the garden! We will call you directly.
Her garb was still that of a simple contadina, but of a contadina prepared for a festa: her gown of dark-green serge, with its red girdle, was very clean and neat; she had the string of red glass beads round her neck; and her brown hair, rough from curliness, was duly knotted up, and fastened with the silver pin.
"Gaspare, it seems to me" Hermione was speaking now very slowly, like one shaping a thought in her mind while she spoke "it seems to me strange that you and Ruffo's mother should have known each other so well long before Ruffo was born, and that she should cry because she met you at the Festa, and that afterwards she should ask Ruffo that." "Strange?"
What splendid rubies and diamonds she has! "At last, since the hour was already late, we went home to dine, and by this time it was nearly two o'clock. "Venice, May 30, 1493." The day's labours, however, were hardly begun, and in her next letter Beatrice resumes her story "After dinner and a little rest, a large company of gentlemen came to conduct us to the festa at the palace.
Disposal of Said, and the Camel. 12th. EASTER SUNDAY. It is a grand festa with Signor Regini, and his family are dressed out in their best. They are the only family of Christians in this town, but keep the festa with as much religious zest and zeal as if in Malta or Rome.
"Ebbene, signorino, to-night there is a festa in their house. It is the festa of Pancrazio, her cousin. Sebastiano will be there to play, and they will dance, and " "Lucrezia wants to go?" "Si, signore, but she is afraid to ask." "Afraid! Of course she can go, she must go. Tell her. But at night can she come back alone?"
They knew that within the Duomo, before the great altar where slept their patron-saint, ablaze now with lights and the marvel of the Pala d'Oro which was not for the sight of the eyes save on days of a festa like this, the child of the Cornaro was waiting to be made the Daughter of Venice.
And of necessity he wore the fearful crimson, which fitted his tall, spare figure like a glove. "Fare thee well, little one!" he said, first to Helene. "Not thus, had the choice lain with me, would I have bidden thee farewell. But when it shall be that I meet you again I will surely wear the white of the festa day.
In her berth was Grace, patiently and sweetly lending herself to her friend's wish to seem to listen to her own account of the reason of the mate's festa, and to be amused by his sallies; Lucy, all care and attention for her patient, as I could discover through the open door of the after-cabin, while she endeavoured to appear to enter into the business that was going on at the table, actually taking wine with the mate, and drinking to the happiness of his newly-found relatives; Mr.
Now, I cannot pull down religious houses, lord of Verona though I be, because a herd of frightened peasants have gone capering over the city singing, 'Salve festa dies. I must really do the parties the honour of an interview before I draw the sword. Let me be sure which back I am going to score before I begin to carve.
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