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She herself has literary tastes and ability, and is well known to Prescott, whom, I believe, she has assisted in his historical researches, and also to Professor Ticknor; and furthermore she is very handsome and unlike an English damsel, very youthful and maiden-like; and her manners have all ardor and enthusiasm that were pleasant to see, especially as she spoke warmly of my writings; and yet I should wrong her if I left the impression of her being forthputting and obtrusive, for it was not the fact in the least.
"The lad hath borne well his part though he is so slight and maiden-like." "And there is this to be considered," went on Francis eagerly. "I have escaped from the Tower. My father, as ye know, is an exile. What lies before me but imprisonment, or that worse than death, exilement from my native land. 'Twere better to send me whatever may be the hazard than others who can illy be spared."
Once a temporary darkness filled the narrow box, but it gave her no uneasiness the men were passing out of the garden through a covered gate. Now they were in a street, and the travelling plain. Thus assured and tranquil, maiden-like, she again fell to thinking of Sergius. Where could he have been? What kept him from the promenade? He might have known she would be there.
But on half a minute's reflection, the damsel changed totally her attitude and manner, folded her cloak around her arms in modest and maiden-like fashion, and walked of her own accord to the presence of the great man, followed and guarded by the two manful satellites.
Thus, a slender woman still looking maiden-like, she supported his tall, broad-chested frame along the pathway of their little garden, and plucked the roses for her gray-haired husband, and spoke soothingly as to an infant. His mind was palsied with his body; its utmost energy was peevishness.
"EDRIS!" In a trance of passionate awe and rapture he caught her hand, the warm, delicate hand that yielded to his strong clasp in submissive tenderness, pulsations of terror, pain, and wild joy, all commingled, rushed through him, with adoring, wistful gaze he scanned every feature of that love-smiling countenance, a countenance no longer lustrous with Heaven's blinding glory, but only most maiden-like and innocently fair, dazzled, perplexed, and half afraid, he could not at once grasp the true comprehension of his ineffable delight!
Diomed's daughter is handsome, I grant; and at one time, had she not been the grandchild of a freedman, I might have yet, no she carries all her beauty in her face; her manners are not maiden-like, and her mind knows no culture save that of pleasure." "You are ungrateful. Tell me, then, who is the fortunate virgin." "You shall hear, my Clodius.
Thus, a slender woman, still looking maiden-like, she supported his tall, broad-chested frame along the pathway of their little garden, and plucked the roses for her gray-haired husband, and spoke soothingly, as to an infant. His mind was palsied with his body; its utmost energy was peevishness.
Fortunately his face was between her and the light, and the unmistakable expression of annoyance and impatience which was passed over it was spared her. There was, however, still enough dissonance in his manner to affect her quick feminine sense, and when she drew nearer to him it was with a certain maiden-like timidity. "You are not worse, Mr. Lee, I hope? You have not over-exerted yourself?"
Peppino said she was all right. Brides have to behave like this; they consider it modest and maiden-like to appear to take no interest or pleasure in their wedding ceremonies. The bridegroom was a very different sort of person gay, alert and all the time dancing, talking, laughing and gesticulating with every one, as though his good spirits and vitality were inexhaustible.
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