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She spoke gently as she pointed out to him the operatic selections she wished him to copy, and he seemed to sun himself in her auburn, radiant presence, so that when he made his exit with the music-books under his arm, his bow, though not less reverent, was less timid. It was ten years at least since Sarti had seen anything so bright and stately and beautiful as Lady Cheverel.
It was so far from probable that Anthony should love that pale insignificant little thing so highly probable that he should adore the beautiful Miss Assher. On the whole, it was rather gratifying that other women should be languishing for her handsome lover; he really was an exquisite creature. Poor Miss Sarti! Well, she would get over it. Captain Wybrow saw his advantage.
When he was about sixteen the attention of the Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany was directed to him, and through that prince's liberality he was enabled to become a pupil of the most celebrated Italian master of the age, Giuseppe Sarti, of whom he soon became the favorite pupil.
At length he put down the paper, which he could no longer pretend not to have exhausted, and Miss Assher then said, 'You seem to be on very intimate terms with Miss Sarti. 'With Tina? oh yes; she has always been the pet of the house, you know. We have been quite brother and sister together. 'Sisters don't generally colour so very deeply when their brothers approach them. 'Does she colour?
Unhappily, the poveraccio was not always in his best wits, and was sometimes rather slow in consequence; but it would be a work of Christian charity worthy of the beautiful Signora to employ poor Sarti. The next morning, Mrs.
'But I must have an answer to this one question, said Miss Assher, a little softened: 'Has there been, or is there, any love on your side towards Miss Sarti? I have nothing to do with her feelings, but I have a right to know yours. 'I like Tina very much; who would not like such a little simple thing? You would not wish me not to like her? But love that is a very different affair.
Amid all the sublimities of the mighty cathedral, poor Sarti had fixed on this tinsel Madonna as the symbol of divine mercy and protection, just as a child, in the presence of a great landscape, sees none of the glories of wood and sky, but sets its heart on a floating feather or insect that happens to be on a level with its eye.
'No, no, I am coming, he answered, hurrying towards her, and leading her out of the room; leaving poor Caterina to feel all the reaction of shame and self-reproach after her outburst of passion. 'Pray, what is likely to be the next scene in the drama between you and Miss Sarti? said Miss Assher to Captain Wybrow as soon as they were out on the gravel.
Presently, as he still paced backwards and forwards, he heard steps along the corridor, and there was a knock at his door. His voice trembled as he said 'Come in', and the rush of renewed hope was hardly distinguishable from pain when he saw Warren enter with Daniel Knott behind him. 'Knott is come, sir, with news of Miss Sarti. I thought it best to bring him to you first. Mr.
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