Sandra Belloni -- Volume 6

During that period she might have been hurried

comrades, in old campaigning adventures; and stories and incidents of those past days-all given with his changed face, and changed ringing voice, almost moved her to p

the Army?" she

ll simply go to schoo

a throbbed, "while

urther your progress in Art. When your artistic edu

in my throat. If I am not to march with him, I can't go; I will not go. I want to see the fight. You hav

the line thoughtfully. "You are aware that my brother

riend. I want to smell powder. My father says it is like salt, the taste of blood, and is like wine when you smell it. I have heard him shout for it. I will go to Italy, if I may go where my

a concluded that Emilia's heart was warming

d be said for her, was unwittingly cherishing what could be thought in her disfavour. Neither of them hit on the true cause, which lay in Georgiana's coldness to her. One little pressure of her hand, car

the period named for quitting England made it more imminent m he

who, without having brooded on complaints of its absence, thirsted for demo

im over the unrelinquished hand. "I love the poor Madre; let her

rink from her. Merthyr hated mysteries, so he said, "I suppose

face for a shadow of a repulsion; "and

rceived that there would be no access to her reas

to be thrown away?" he said, tak

s shoulder. "No; not thrown away. Let me be what

u not do what Merth

hut, while her fac

ustria. He came to touch me for the last time before his hand is red with my blood. Stop him from going! I am ready to follow you:-I can hear of hi

lied self-conquest of her preceding words. He had no clue to make him guess that these wer

, with less of his natural sincerity; so soon are we

for this proposal, and now sprung up keen for their prey. "Here, Merthyr? Yes! let me see him. You will! Let me see him, for he cannot resist me. He tries.

petition, half dropping her

se dissatisfaction, that it was out of his power to believe that Emilia craved to see him simply to dissuade th

e sound of her thanks, and still more

of chivalry to fling into the gulf. The two sat together, arranging what property should be sold, and how they would share the sacrifice in common. Georgiana pressed

have refused me

ow it's different. Let mine go first, Georgey. You may ha

ll she said; and Merthyr took her

t Milan is doubled, and I hear they are marching troops through Tyrol. Some alerte has been given, and probably some traitors exist. O

ed, and she is!" e

ho had two loves-a woman and his

so singular

sweetest! my he

anged ten

gement on a people suffering as they are. Outrage upon outrage they have endured, and that deadens-or rather makes their heroism unscrupulous. Tarani's bride is one of the few fair girls of

my desk," said Georgia

ish to lo

ch it, my

then taking the long golden lock in his handy he sq

" breathed

on the truth of tha

es

elf to the command

at Merthyr's knees sobbing violently. He let

ot save her? Oh, poor soul! my sister!

face was dye

y, and tell her-settle with her as you think fitting, how she shall

ng from, these words smote Georgiana

she knew that nothing coul

ists who served an active deity; and not that arbitrary protection of