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(1899) [MARC] Author: Selma Lagerlöf Translator: Selma Ahlström Trotz
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panem et circensis I97

I97

English signorina commenced to quiver. She
became twenty years younger. It was what she
needed.

" There was the donkey-boy, who was wont to
conduct the English ladies up to Tre Castagni, and who
always fell in love with them,before parting with them.
His eyes were now suddenly opened for the great
benefactress. It is not a slender, delicate body and
a soft complexion only that are worthy of adoration,
but also power and energy. The donkey-boy
suddenly dropped knife and fork, rested his elbows on
the table and remained in that posture looking at
her. And all the other donkey-boys did likewise.
It spread like a disease. It became hot round the
English signorina from burning glances.

" It was not the poor alone that worshiped her.
The advocate, Ugo Favara, came and whispered to
her that she was come as a providence to his
impoverished country and to him. ’ If I only had
met such a woman as you before,’ he said.

" Just fancy an old bird that has sat in his cage
for many years and become seedy, and has lost all
luster. And then someone comes and puts
everything to rights and restores the luster. Just fancy
that, signore !

" There was that boy from Naples. He took out
his mandolin all of a sudden and began to sing.
You know how he sings, and how he whimpers
with his enormous mouth, and repeats bad words.
Oftenest he is like a grinning mask. But have you
seen that he has an angel in his eyes ? An angel
that seems to weep over his fall and is full of all
sorts of mischief. And to-night he was only angel.

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