Sandra Belloni -- Volume 1

"I have it"; and after two or three bars, baffled pauses and confusion of mind. Mr. Pericles was almost abusive at the impoten

er of music. Mr. Pericles was really suffering torments. Do you know what it is to pursue the sylph, and touch her flying skirts, think you have caught her, and are sure of her-that she is yours, the rapturous evanescent darling! when some well-meaning earthly wretch interposes and trips you, and off she flies and leaves you floundering? A lovely melody nearly grasped and lost in this fashion, tries the temper. Apollo chasing Daphne could have been barely polite to the wood-nymphs in his path, and Mr. Pericles was rude to the daughters of his host. Smoothing his clean square chin and thick moustache hastily, with outspread thumb

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ri:' hein? I lose it. 'To-to-ru:' bah! I lose it

sisterly cajoleries on him fruitlessly, until Mr. Pole, seeing the desperation of his guest, said: "Why not have her up here, toon and all, so

rmured meekly

ricles. And here Wilfrid was seized with a yawn, and rose, and aske

That's our discipline, my boy. Must set an example: do

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r unsupported by a reason, or she stooped to fit one to the comprehension of the

y-paid organist,

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g about Wilson's farm, setting snares for the marvellous night-bird, and it was with more than his customary in

as to English scenes and sentiments, his alien ideas were not unimpressed by the picture of those daintily-clad young wom

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ng missed a sermon, spurred them to reveal that the organ had been handled in a master

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I'm no judge; but you might listen t

cely a critical period, but he merely grim

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the impetuous Greek:

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ng voice of utter indifference: "we don't know whether i

ened savagely, and he rela

umph about him which made his sisters say, "So, you have been with the Copleys:" and he allowed them to suppose it, if they pleased; the Copleys being young ladies of

lessly: "By the way, I met that

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e," said Wilfrid. "Yo

talking to her

evation and tone to her genius; while she might amuse them, and their guests, and be let off, in fact, as a firework for the nonce. Among the queenly cases of women who are designing to become the heads of a circle (if I may use the term), an accurate admeasurement of reciprocal advantages can scarcely be expected to rank; but the knowledge that an act, depending upon us for execution, is capable of benefiting both sides, will make the proceeding appear so unselfish, that its wisdom is overlooked as well as its motives. The sisters felt they were the patronesses of the little obscure genius whom they longed for to illumine their household, before they knew her name. Cornet Wilfrid Pole must have chuckled mightily to see them depart on their mission. These ladies, who managed everybody, had themselves been very cleve

advice of the gentlemen on what they had already decided to do:

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