Don Orsino by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
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"And he is the only son?"
"Oh no! He has three younger brothers." "Poor fellow! I suppose the fortune is not very large." "I have no means of knowing," replied Gouache indifferently. "Their palace is historic. Their equipages are magnificent. That is all that foreigners see of Roman families." "But you know them intimately?" "Intimately--that is saying too much. I have painted their portraits." Madame d'Aragona wondered why he was so reticent, for she knew that he had himself married the daughter of a Roman prince, and she concluded that he must know much of the Romans. "Do you think he will bring the tiger?" she asked presently. "He is quite capable of bringing a whole menagerie of tigers for you to choose from." "How interesting. I like men who stop at nothing. It was really unpardonable of you to suggest the idea and then to tell me calmly that you had no model for it." In the meantime Orsino had descended the stairs and was hailing a passing cab. He debated for a moment what he should do. It chanced that at that time there was actually a collection of wild beasts to be seen |
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