6/2/2023 0 Comments Hawthorne the marble faun![]() “Well, well,” said Miriam, “your tender point-your two tender points, if you have them-shall be safe, so far as I am concerned. He spoke in Italian, with the Tuscan rusticity of accent, and an unshaped sort of utterance, betokening that he must heretofore have been chiefly conversant with rural people. It has always been a tender point with my forefathers and me.” “I shall be like a wolf of the Apennines,” he continued, taking his stand on the other side of the Dying Gladiator, “if you touch my ears ever so softly. “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.” As he spoke, the young Italian made a skip and jump, light enough for a veritable faun so as to place himself quite beyond the reach of the fair hand that was outstretched, as if to settle the matter by actual examination. ![]() ![]() “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness. If so, we shall like you all the better!” “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity! Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears. ![]() You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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