The Venetian Silk-Mercer part 4
“Then,” returned Messer Gherardo, “I am the man who found the bracelet; but I will never restore it, except it be to the lady...
The Venetian Silk-Mercer part 3
When he heard it amounted to at least two hundred ducats, he suddenly bethought him of the richly dressed lady who stood near him...
The Venetian Silk-Mercer part 2
Messer Gherardo turned his eyes towards her a few moments, anxious to profit by so lovely and edifying an example, without the least alloy...
The Venetian Silk-Mercer part 1
Carlo Gozzi (1720—1806)
After the first outburst of the Renaissance, Italy entered upon a period of intellectual and artistic decline extending into the Nineteenth Century;...
The Specter Bridegroom part 13
How long the good old lady would have observed this promise is uncertain, for she dearly loved to talk of the marvelous, and there...
The Specter Bridegroom part 12
But, whatever may have been the doubts entertained, they were completely put to an end by the arrival, next day, of regular missives confirming...
The Specter Bridegroom part 11
“What! going to leave the castle at midnight? Why, everything was prepared for his reception; a chamber was ready for him if he wished...
The Specter Bridegroom part 10
The feast went on merrily, or at least noisily, for the guests were all blessed with those keen appetites that attend upon light purses...
The Specter Bridegroom part 9
“I am sorry,” said the stranger, “to break in upon you thus unseasonably”
Here the Baron interrupted him with a world of compliments and greetings;...
The Specter Bridegroom part 8
The cavalier took but little notice of the company or the entertainment. He scarcely tasted the banquet, but seemed absorbed in admira- lion of...
