Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Book II - IV. The Ancient Martyrdom
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
228 . the miracles of antichrist
anxious than Donna Micaela. " Will the little
image help me ? " she was asking herself continually.
She sent out her maid, Lucia, to spy. Were there
groups of boys outside the theater? Did it look as
though there would be any people ? Lucia might
very well go up to Donna Emilia, who sat at the
ticket-hole, and inquire of her what the outlook was.
But when Lucia returned she had no hope
whatever to give. There was no crowd outside the theater.
The boys were determined to crush Don Antonio.
Towards eight o’clock, Donna Micaela could no
longer remain at home. She persuaded her father
to accompany her to the theater. She knew well
enough that a signora had never set foot inside Don
Antonio’s theater, but she must see how this would
come off. It would be such an enormous success for
her railroad if Don Antonio succeeded.
When Donna Micaela arrived at the theater, it
wanted a few minutes of eight. And Donna Emilia
had not sold a single ticket.
She was not downcast, however. " Walk in, Donna
Micaela!" she said. " We shall play at all events.
It is so beautiful. Don Antonio will play for you
and your father and myself. It is the loveliest he
has ever given."
Donna Micaela entered a small auditorium. It
was draped in mourning just as the great theaters
always were in former days, when "The Ancient
Martyrdom " was played. There were dark silver
fringed curtains around the scene. And the small
benches were covered with black cloth.
Immediately after Donna Micaela had entered,
Don Antonio’s bushy eyebrows were seen in a little
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
