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It was a red sunset and the west into which we were going looked indeed blood-flecked. Don Juan de Penelosa, harking us on, had an inspiration. "You see the rubies of Cipango!" It is not alone "great" men who bring about things in this world. All of us are in a measure great, as all are on the way to greater greatness.
"Good luck to you, crony," he said, shoving up his cap in his hasty way. "Sire, I would willingly pay a thousand gold crowns if I could have a moment's talk with you; I have found the thief who stole the rubies and all the jewels of the Duke of "
Their raiment was made of the fairy flax, and the wood-anemone, with its fragile blossoms, was supposed to afford them shelter in wet weather. Shakespeare has represented Ariel reclining in "a cowslip's bell," and further speaks of the small crimson drops in its blossom as "gold coats spots" "these be rubies, fairy favours."
Of course it ain't like India, but if these here slant-eyed pirates have stole any gold at all, it'll be in the temples." "What I'd like" it was Davie Paine's heavy, slow voice "is just a drink of water and some ship's bread." "Well," said Roger, "we'll find neither bread nor rubies lying on the beach, and since we're agreed that it's best to get out of sight, let's set off."
Do not think it. Are you not much more accustomed to gray whinstone and brown sandstone than you are to rubies or emeralds? and yet will you tell me you think them as beautiful? Are you not more accustomed to the ordinary voices of men than to the perfect accents of sweet singing? yet do you not instantly declare the song to be loveliest?
So now you see this triumph of simplicity over art, despoiled the fillagree box of all its horrors, for the innocent children admired her shells yet more unsophisticated, and insensible to the long story about the value of the rubies, the maid of honour, and even the queen's hairs.
You said that when your father bade you come out for a walk to-night, he had just been talking about rubies and diamonds. What was he saying about them, Winnie? But come and lay your head here while you tell me; lay it on my breast, Winnie, as you used to do in Graylingham Wood, and on these same sands.
These diamonds and rubies, these emeralds and sapphires, have not the full lustre of their own true nature, they are in the condition of pining flowers. It will take centuries before they resume their natural brilliancy. There is some tragedy hidden among them." Dr. Brayle looked amused.
"'Sometimes, when my mother-in-law is in a good temper, she lets us eat out of the same dish, and then he jokingly puts the daintiest bits on my side; often when I wake in the mornings I find pinned to my pillow a few words he has copied from the Song of Songs, put there before leaving for the Synagogue. Then Huldah added 'After returning himself from the Synagogue on Sabbath Eve, my dear husband always looks at me with a loving smile when he reads that part where it says: ''The price of a virtuous woman is far above rubies, the heart of her husband trusteth in her. 'Yes indeed, she said, 'thanks be to God I am a very happy wife, and when God blesses us with children, my cup of joy will be very full.
Between you and me there's enough gold on that there ship to satisfy the Prime Minister 'imself, to say nothing of the jewels rubies, pearls, diamonds. My word, if you could see them diamonds. I'm looking about me now for an extra man or two, and then I'm off again silent come, silent go's my motto " "I suppose you don't happen to want a cabin-boy?" gasped Jeremy, his voice choked in his throat.
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