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"Donna Beatrice gentilissima," he began, "will you deign to tell me whether you prefer the moon to Chinese lanterns, or Chinese lanterns to the moon?" "To wear?" asked the young girl with a laugh. "If you please, of course. Anything would be becoming to you but I mean as a question of light.
"I am charmed," he answered, without wincing. "It may be only those beautiful new clothes you have on," said Beatrice with a sweet smile. "Clothes make so much difference with a man." San Miniato did not show any annoyance, but he made no direct answer and turned to the Marchesa. "Marchesa gentilissima," he said, "you liked my last excursion, or were good enough to say that you liked it.
I will drink your health." "And I both yours and Beatrice's," answered San Miniato, filling his own glass. "You may put Beatrice first, since she is yours." "But without you there would be no Beatrice, gentilissima," said the Count gallantly, when he had emptied his glass. "That is true, and pretty besides.
"It is one thing to talk of death, it is quite another to die. Only this little favour Marchesa gentilissima to seat yourself in this chair. We will do the rest." "Without a hat? Just as I am? Impossible! Come in an hour then I shall be ready. My maid, San Miniato send for Teresina. Dio mio! I can never go!
And because Alicia is sister to this Messer Tristan I have done much thinking of late it is time for the Bernardini to return. Let us give over talk." "Alicia de Giblet was sister to that traitor!" one of them exclaimed indignantly; "and we never dreamed it! But she was gentilissima; poverina! Ah, the pity of it!"
The gentilissima person of the irradiating smile, which, however briefly seen, must be long remembered, whom we have grown accustomed this winter to meeting in the salons where assembles all that is most distinguished among foreigners, whose name we have grown accustomed to finding foremost in every work of charity, has a title to our esteem far beyond the ordinary member of an indolent and favored class.
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