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"Well, their name is prettier than Conigherazzo," said Ercole. "It is Lira Erre Gheraffe fonne Lira." "Ah! what a divine appellation!" exclaimed Nino enthusiastically, pulling his hat over his eyes to meditate upon the name at his leisure. "And her name is Edvigia," volunteered the maestro. That is the Italian for Hedwig, or Hadwig, you know.
What is the matter with that young man? He is as sad as Don Quixote." "Nino? He is probably in love," I said, rather indiscreetly. "In love? Then of course he is in love with Mademoiselle de Lira, and has gone to Paris to find her, and cannot. That is why you ask me." I was so much astonished at the quickness of his guesswork that I stared, open-mouthed. "He must have told you!"
"This ring I have decided to sell, and it shall be yours, Signor Merreek, at a price far less than is represented by its historic worth. I am sure you will be glad to buy it." "For how much?" asked Uncle John, curiously. "A trifle; a mere hundred thousand lira." "Twenty thousand dollars!" "The ring of King Roger. How cheap! But, nevertheless, you shall have it for that sum." Uncle John smiled.
"These buttons," he explained, "cost a lira each; but if the signorina really wishes one " And thus another lira swelled the profits of the day. O'Mally wondered if he ought not to keep this one lira since it was off his own coat and not Pietro's. On the balcony of the villa appeared two women. The woman with the glasses at once discovered them. "Who is that handsome woman?" she demanded.
The whiskered man, whose cap was elaborately embroidered in gold with the words "Hotel du Vesuve," seemed to understand the driver. He sighed drearily and said to Mr. Merrick: "You must pay him thirty lira." "How much is that?" "Six dollars." "Not by a jugfull!" "You made no bargain." "I couldn't. He can't talk." "He claims it is you who cannot talk." "What!"
We have not even recourse to the supposition that Ugolino may have employed the pizzicato since that was not invented till after his day by Monteverde. We are, however, compelled to conclude that Baccio Ugolino preceded Corteccia in this manner of solo, afterwards called "recitar alla lira."
De Pretis knew perfectly well that Nino had only asked for the extra lesson in order to get a chance of talking about the Contessina di Lira, and so, to tease him, as soon as he appeared, the maestro made a great bustle about singing scales, and insisted on beginning at once. Moreover, he pretended to be in a bad humour; and that is always pretence with him.
Then all those people seemed to draw three long breaths of wonder a pause, a thrilling tremor in the air, and then there burst to the roof such a roar of cries, such a huge thunder of hands and voices, that the whole house seemed to rock with it, and even in the street outside they say the noise was deafening. Alone on the stage stood Nino, his eyes fixed on Hedwig von Lira in her box.
"You are indeed," said Nino, and he turned once more to go. But as he turned, the servant threw back the curtain. "The Signor Conte di Lira," he announced, in distinct tones. For a moment there was a dead silence, during which, in spite of his astonishment at the sudden appearance of the count, Nino had time to reflect that the baroness had caused him to be watched during the previous night.
The usual percentage charged is, for changing a lira, eighty paras; thirty paras for a medjedie, and ten for a cherik, the percentage on this latter coin being about five per cent.
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