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And when you go upstairs you won't find a thing straightened, so don't get mad about that I haven't been able to do one thing! Regina's been real sick, too; she may have made the beds she was upstairs a while " "She didn't!" supplied Regina herself, speaking over her shoulder as she lighted the gas. They all blinked in the harsh sudden light. "Oh, Lord!"
Perplexed and confused, she had not fully comprehended his purpose until he uttered the closing sentence, and painful astonishment kept her silent, while as if spellbound her gaze met his. "Now it remains for you to answer one question. Should your mother give her consent, does Miss Regina Orme intend to become my cousin?" "Oh, never! You distress me; you ought not to talk to me of such things.
It is given almost faithfully till the verse 'Præstet fides, and then it runs off the rails, taking no account of the shades, which are, however, quite perceptible, that the Gregorian melody introduces when the text declares the impotence of reason and the powerful aid of Faith; these adulterations are still more apparent, if you listen to the 'Salve Regina' after Compline.
I should not be more astonished to see my prim puritanical grandmother yonder step down from the frame, and turn a somersault on the carpet, or indulge in leap-frog, than to find Regina guilty of any boisterous hoidenish behaviour, or unrefined, undignified language.
The latter was in his surplice, and chanted a 'Veni Creator, Salve Regina, and Tantum ergo'. These prayers over, he pronounced the blessing of the Holy Sacrament, while the marquise knelt with her face upon the ground.
His father's sister, Julia Palma, married a dissipated young physician named Roscoe, and your guardian has almost entirely educated one of the boys; sent him to college, and then took him into his law-office, besides assisting in the maintenance of Mrs. Roscoe, who died about three years ago. Regina, I had a letter from Elise Lindsay since you were here.
Palma and Olga only knew that Regina had lost a dear friend whom she had not seen for years, and none but her guardian understood the nature of the sacred tie that bound them.
"A few steps farther on we can see the road." "After all, why should you not come with me till we find my mother?" Aurora asked. "No," Regina answered with quiet decision. "I am what I am. You must not be seen with Regina. Do not tell your mother that you have been with me, and I shall not tell Marcello I mean, Signor Consalvi." "Why not?" "Neither of them would be pleased. Trust me.
Roscoe sprang into the carriage, but Regina summoned courage to speak. "If you please, I want my dog." "Your dog! Did you leave it in the car? Is it a poodle?" "Poodle! He is a Newfoundland, and the express agent has him." "Then O'Brien will bring him with the trunks," said Mr. Roscoe, preparing to close the door. "I would not like to leave him behind."
To-morrow!" "Without waiting to hear Melba?" "Yes to-morrow!" "Or Sarah Bernhardt in Sardou's new play?" "To-morrow! To-morrow morning, early! What is anything compared with your getting well?" "And your new summer costume that Doucet has not finished? How about that?" Marcello laughed gaily and emptied his glass. But Regina rose and knelt down beside him, laying her hands on his.
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