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"I was merely about to remark that, by the young lady's avowal, she has never seen me before." Polixena's eyes signalled her gratitude, and he felt he would have died to defend her. The Count translated his statement, and presently pursued: "His Illustriousness observes that, in that case, his daughter's misconduct has been all the more reprehensible." "Her misconduct? Of what does he accuse her?"
"I am not," said he, "in the habit of showing my private correspondence to strangers." The Count interpreted these words, and Donna Polixena's father, dashing his hand on his hilt, broke into furious invective, while the Marquess continued to nurse his outraged feelings aloof. The Count shook his head funereally. "Alas, sir, it is as I feared.
"I was merely about to remark that, by the young lady's avowal, she has never seen me before." Polixena's eyes signalled her gratitude, and he felt he would have died to defend her. The Count translated his statement, and presently pursued: "His Illustriousness observes that, in that case, his daughter's misconduct has been all the more reprehensible." "Her misconduct? Of what does he accuse her?"
The latter was at his wit's end how to comport himself, for the lovely Polixena's tears had quite drowned her few words of English, and beyond guessing that the magnificoes meant him a mischief he had no notion what they would be at. At this point, luckily, his friend Count Rialto suddenly broke in on the scene, and was at once assailed by all the tongues in the room.
"She spoke English," stammered Tony. "Oh ah precisely: she learned the language at the Court of Saint James's, where her father, the Senator, was formerly accredited as Ambassador. She played as an infant with the royal princes of England." "And that was her father?" "Assuredly: young ladies of Donna Polixena's rank do not go abroad save with their parents or a duenna."
"She spoke English," stammered Tony. "Oh ah precisely: she learned the language at the Court of Saint James's, where her father, the Senator, was formerly accredited as Ambassador. She played as an infant with the royal princes of England." "And that was her father?" "Assuredly: young ladies of Donna Polixena's rank do not go abroad save with their parents or a duenna."
"No excuses are needed, madam," said Tony, bowing; "though I am surprised, I own, that any one should mistake me for an ambassador." Here a wave of mirth again overran Polixena's face. "Oh, sir, you must pardon my poor girl's mistake. She heard you speaking English, and and I had told her to hand the letter to the handsomest foreigner in the church." Tony bowed again, more profoundly.
"No excuses are needed, madam," said Tony, bowing; "though I am surprised, I own, that any one should mistake me for an ambassador." Here a wave of mirth again overran Polixena's face. "Oh, sir, you must pardon my poor girl's mistake. She heard you speaking English, and and I had told her to hand the letter to the handsomest foreigner in the church." Tony bowed again, more profoundly.
"I am not," said he, "in the habit of showing my private correspondence to strangers." The Count interpreted these words, and Donna Polixena's father, dashing his hand on his hilt, broke into furious invective, while the Marquess continued to nurse his outraged feelings aloof. The Count shook his head funereally. "Alas, sir, it is as I feared.
The latter was at his wit's end how to comport himself, for the lovely Polixena's tears had quite drowned her few words of English, and beyond guessing that the magnificoes meant him a mischief he had no notion what they would be at. At this point, luckily, his friend Count Rialto suddenly broke in on the scene, and was at once assailed by all the tongues in the room.
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