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To get all and give nothing was, in his opinion, to accomplish the legitimate aim of a man's life. And his friends, those who had dared to sneer and to whisper, and to imagine that he was selling his daughter for money, now knew the truth and were here to witness his ingenuity. Intoxicated by his triumph, he began to show off his power over the Inglese for the benefit of the tramplers behind.
SPEAKS SPRICHT PARLE PARLA French, Französich, Frangais, Francese, German, Deutsch, Allemand, Tedesco, Italian and Italienisch u. Italien et Italiano ed English Englisch Anglais Inglese fluently sehr geläufig. courrament. correntemente. At present he has charge of this billiard-room, but he is ready to follow me to the ends of the earth for a period of not less than three months.
With the courteous manner of all southern countries, the archbishop placed the best chair for his guest, and said smilingly: "Do you speak Italian? Ah I am glad you understand that language! My French is very failing, and as for Inglese non lo conosco. It is too difficult at my age. If I were younger I should like to learn your tongue."
"Florence pleases me and I take a paternal interest to our young friend," I added, glancing at Stanmer. "I have become very fond of him." "Bel tipo inglese," said my hostess. "And he is very intelligent; he has a beautiful mind." She stood there resting her smile and her clear, expressive eyes upon me.
The Venosta ran on in praise of Paris and the Parisians; of Louvier and his soiree and the pistachio ice; of the Americans, and a certain creme de maraschino which she hoped the Signor Inglese had not failed to taste, the creme de maraschino led her thoughts back to Italy. Then she grew mournful. How she missed the native beau ciel!
"What trouble can there be!" asked Mustad, with well-feigned simplicity. "It is in those cities that the missionaries and many of the Inglese live. They have lived there many years. What harm could befall them?" By this time Jack Everson had lost all doubt of the perfidy of the man.
"Understand, Signor Inglese, that Croppo is not to be trifled with. I have a summary way of treating disrespect," and he drew a long and exceedingly sharp-looking two-edged knife. But my allusion was lost upon him, and I saw my charmer touch her forehead significantly, as though to imply to Croppo that I was weak in the upper story.
The winter morning was sunny and brilliant with a clear blue sky, and as I drove through the streets, past the marble-built Duomo with its wonderful campanile, the city was agog, for it happened to be the Festa of the Befana. I had left my bag at the station, and the taxi took me to Fiesole, the high-up little town outside which lived the "rich Inglese" Oswald De Gex.
They said her manners were very haughty, her temper very violent; that she led the Inglese a very unhappy life; that there were a girl and a boy, both hers by a former marriage; but when closely questioned whether they were sure that the girl was the Signora's child by the former husband, or whether she was not the child of that husband by a former wife, they could not tell; they could only say that both were called by the same name Cicogna; that the boy was the Signora's favourite that indeed she seemed wrapt up in him; that he died of a rapid decline a few months after Mr.
It is not, however, to the Duchy of Tuscany that Shelley owes his death, but to the cupidity of the Tuscan sailors, one of them having confessed to the crime of running down the boat, seeing her in danger, in the hope of finding gold on "the milord Inglese."
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