The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 72Atlantic Monthly Company, 1893 |
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Page 433
... Marina will have me , I cannot give myself peace . Rather , this blessed evening I'll go to find Ma- rina . " " Was ever seen such a mad boy ! Oh , why will you be in such a haste ? Wait until I go there first for propriety . " " Will ...
... Marina will have me , I cannot give myself peace . Rather , this blessed evening I'll go to find Ma- rina . " " Was ever seen such a mad boy ! Oh , why will you be in such a haste ? Wait until I go there first for propriety . " " Will ...
Page 434
... Marina . Mon- day , I told Felice , I will go to borrow the weaving - comb . " " Are you pleased , mamma ? " " And why not ? If Felice is con- tent , content am I. Comare Agata has brought up Marina as she ought . That girl does n't ...
... Marina . Mon- day , I told Felice , I will go to borrow the weaving - comb . " " Are you pleased , mamma ? " " And why not ? If Felice is con- tent , content am I. Comare Agata has brought up Marina as she ought . That girl does n't ...
Page 435
... Marina came into the church with her mother and the lit- tle sister Rosaria . Marina appeared to compare Felice like a ray of the sun that made everything into gold . She was tall and graceful as a palm - tree , and walked as if she ...
... Marina came into the church with her mother and the lit- tle sister Rosaria . Marina appeared to compare Felice like a ray of the sun that made everything into gold . She was tall and graceful as a palm - tree , and walked as if she ...
Page 436
... Marina's little sister , who had not yet begun to think about lovers , opened her eyes wide , for she saw no point to the discourse . Meanwhile , Felice , not to lose time , had begun to ingratiate himself with master Peppi Crocco , the ...
... Marina's little sister , who had not yet begun to think about lovers , opened her eyes wide , for she saw no point to the discourse . Meanwhile , Felice , not to lose time , had begun to ingratiate himself with master Peppi Crocco , the ...
Page 437
... Marina ! " said comare Agata . " It seems to me that the fowls cackle as if a weasel were near the coop . And you ... Marina's mother a fine " si " instead of an ugly " no " made her as content as if she herself were the accepted ...
... Marina ! " said comare Agata . " It seems to me that the fowls cackle as if a weasel were near the coop . And you ... Marina's mother a fine " si " instead of an ugly " no " made her as content as if she herself were the accepted ...
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