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The girl rushed up to him with a wail of distress. 'He is dead, he is dead! she cried; 'he was sitting here just now, talking to me and all of a sudden he fell down and became rigid.... My God! can nothing be done to help him? And mamma not here! Pantaleone, Pantaleone, the doctor! she went on suddenly in Italian. 'Have you been for the doctor?
In time we came to the campo of S. Pantaleone, where, outside a café, a little group was always seated, over its wine and beer, listening raptly to the music of what? A gramophone. This means that while the motor is ousting the gondolier, the Venetian minstrel is also under death sentence.
He expatiated with special warmth on the fact that his mother was set on making him a shopkeeper, while he knew, knew for certain, that he was born an artist, a musician, a singer; that Pantaleone even encouraged him, but that Herr Klueber supported mamma, over whom he had great influence; that the very idea of his being a shopkeeper really originated with Herr Klueber, who considered that nothing in the world could compare with trade!
Garcia was Otello, I was Iago and when he rendered the phrase': here Pantaleone threw himself into an attitude and began singing in a hoarse and shaky, but still moving voice: "L'i ... ra daver ... so daver ... so il fato lo piu no ... no ... no ... non temero!" The theatre was all a-quiver, signori miei! though I too did not fall short, I too after him.
Two Latin inscriptions, incised in letters of silver upon the baser metal, relate to the world that one Pantaleone, son of Maurice, caused this work to be undertaken in honour of the holy Apostle Andrew, in order that he might obtain pardon for the sins he had committed whilst upon earth.
Her cousin rose, and took the white, outstretched hand; then like two children they crossed the beautiful marble hall, until, arriving before a door draped with rich curtains, Lianor paused and softly knocked. "Come in!" rather impatiently. With a smile Lianor opened the door, and entered, followed by Pantaleone.
"I knew the unlucky Signore Pantaleone in early youth. At the time mentioned his years might have been thirty, his form was seemly and of middle height, his features bore the Italian outline, with the dark eye, swarthy skin and glossy hair of the climate. More than this, with the exception of a finger lost in one of our affairs in Lombardy, I cannot say."
Pantaleone; he was the patron saint of the Venetians, who therefore very commonly received Pantaleon as their Christian name; it was from them transferred to a garment which they much affected. 'Dunce, as we have seen, is derived from Duns Scotus. Arber, p. 17; see Skeat's Etym.
Gemma wrote to him that she was very anxious about he knew what and would be very glad to see him at once. 'The Signorina is anxious, began Pantaleone, who obviously knew what was in the note, 'she told me to see what you are doing and to bring you to her. Sanin glanced at the old Italian, and pondered. A sudden idea flashed upon his brain.
For the first instant it struck him as too absurd to be possible. 'After all ... why not? he asked himself. 'M. Pantaleone! he said aloud. The old man started, tucked his chin into his cravat and stared at Sanin. 'Do you know, pursued Sanin, what happened yesterday? Pantaleone chewed his lips and shook his immense top-knot of hair. 'Yes. 'Oh, you know!
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