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Novels and Tales (4); Alroy. Ixion in Heaven. the Infernal Marriage. Popanilla
Novels and Tales Alroy Ixion in Heaven the Infernal Marriage Popanilla - 4 Author:Benjamin Disraeli Volume: 4 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1881 Original Publisher: Longmans, Green Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com wh... more »ere you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: I" ' My mother was free till she was a queen and a slave. I intend to end as she began. You know what she was.' Honain knew well, but he was too politic not to affect ignorance. ' The daughter of a bandit,' continued the Princess, 'who fought by the side of her father. That is existence ! I must be a robber. 'Tis in the blood. I want my fate foretold, Honain. You are an astrologer; do it.' ' I have already cast your nativity. Your star is a comot.' ' That augurs well; brilliant confusion and erratic splendour. I wish I were a star,' added the Princess in a deep rich voice, and with a pensive air ; ' a star in the clear blue sky, beautiful and free. Honain, Honain, the gazelle has broken her chain, and is eating my roses.' Alroy rushed forward and seized the graceful truant. Honain shot him an anxious look; the Princess received the chain from the hand of Alroy, and cast at him a scrutinising glance. ' What splendid eyes the poor beast has got!' exclaimed the Princess. ' The gazelle ? ' inquired the Physician. ' No, your slave,' replied the Princess. ' Why, he blushes. Were he not deaf as well as dumb, I could almost believe he understood me.' ' He is modest,' replied Honain, rather alarmed; ' and is fiightened at the liberty he has taken.' ' I like modesty,' said the Princess ; ' it is interesting. I am modest; yon think so ?' ' Certainly,' said Honain. ' And interesting ? ' ' Very.' ' I detest an interesting person. After all, there is nothing like plain dulness.' ' Nothing,' said Honain. ' The day flows on so serenely in such society.' ...« less