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Moreover, I believe there is too much of Grandpa Gonsalez in her to submit to anything she deemed dishonorable. I think, my friend, somebody ought to go to Savannah to inquire into this business. If you should go, I fear you would get into a duel. You know dear Floracita used to call you Signor Pimentero. But Mr. Fitzgerald won't fight me, let me say what I will. So I think I had better go."
"If you are not careful, you will call him Signor Pimentero to his face, some day." "What did you tell me that for?" asked the little rogue. "It will just make me do it. Now I am going to pester Madame's parrot." She caught up her large straw hat, with flying ribbons, and ran to the house of their next neighbor, Madame Guirlande.
"This is a day of compliments," said she, as she entered the parlor, "Signor Pimentero called me Diavolessa; Madame Guirlande called me Joli petit diable; and the parrot took it up, and screamed it after me, as I came away." "I don't wonder at it," replied Rosa. "I think I never saw even you so full of mischief." Her frolicsome mood remained through the day.
In vain she filled the room with mocking-birds, or showed off the accomplishments of the parrot, or dressed herself in a cap with a great shaking bow, like Madame Guirlande's, or scolded in vociferous Italian, like Signor Pimentero. The utmost these efforts could elicit from her sister was a faint, vanishing smile. Mr.
The third time of trying, she acquitted herself so well that her teacher praised her; and when she bade him good morning, with a comic little courtesy, he smiled good-naturedly, as he said, "Ah, Malizietta!" "I knew I should make Signor Pimentero sprinkle some pepper," exclaimed she, laughing, as she saw him walk away. "You are too fond of sobriquets," said Rosa.
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