The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 325: what you’re looking at

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‘volence; and this feeling for those who have been | dence— ¢ e. weet FS OS PSs eee ee, ie SE eS ee ee $12 | THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 2 “Ee Ee CNT fe oes “We deed, when ths funeral expenses were © paid, I and | menced again, she acquitted herse!f in a manner Angela found o arselves almost penniless, and it yet | that was most triumphant. From ‘that day forth required another six months’ constant practice to | her succcss was immense and her reputation was. fit her for the sphere for which she had been brought | established. But at the period of which I am now up—I mean the oporatic ballet. Signor Vivaldi | speaking, a circumstance occurred which threw 8 however assisted us. Ho paid for the masters whose | sad damp upon our epicits; this was the death of services were required to finish Angela's Terpsicho- | our kind benefactor Signor Vivaldi. He died in rean education; and he continued, with more assi- | comparative poverty, and leaving some debts. He duity than ever, to instruct me in the.art of ivury | had left three or four pictures in a finished state, painting. Thus several months pessed ; ‘and af | and one that was vary neafly complotod: theso his’ oxeeutors advertised for sale—and when the day that I was enabled to dispose of my little paintings | came-.to dispose of them by auctioh, there was a to considerable advantage. O Florina! never did I ble attendance of bidders at the deceased eat bread ao sweet as that which was purchased with | painter’s house. Amonget them was Mr. Gunthorpe, the producevof the sale of my first ivory-plate. I | who reading the advertisemant in the Italian news- felt that I was independent, even of friendly bene- | papers, journeyed from Naples—his place of resl- or the purpose.” placed in a situation to appreciate it, isa joyous one} “ What! is Mr. Gunthorpe attached to the fine indeed. At the same time, too, my dear sister had arte?” asked Florina, with some degree of astonish- finished her education as @ + apd was was to aP- i » insemach as there was littlo indeod in that pear upon the stage.. By the advice of her mas man's appearance to warrant such a belief. as well as of Signor Vivaldi an’ other friends whe “Thre is no matt in Europe who possosses a had intervsted themselves on our behalf, it was de- more exqhisite taste,” answered Deveril. “Ho has termined that she should adopt an Italian name foe brought with him to England pountless packages her debut ; because, if it were generally known that | containing the most beautiful specimens of Italian she was an English girl, there would be « prejudice | arts, in painting ard sculpture, that money could against her. I do not mean that this prejudice purchase; and he intends them for the decoration would have arisen from any national aversion | of avmansion which be purposes to erect or buy against the English generally—but simply from the | But let me eontinue my story. Mr. Gunthorpe was fact that the Italians entertain the belief that the| so pleased with the doceased Signor Vivaldi’s pic- English cannot possibly excel, no matter how wallc tures, that he outbid svery one at the sale, and be- tutored, in dancing, singing, Qf. music. Therefore,’ game their p purchaser for a considerable price,—the for this reason, it was resolved that Angela should unfinished ono as well those that were complete. assume an Italian surname, the Obristian og 6 whit ‘This circumstance. made me .acquainted with him: a mother’s doting f had. ~“ ing 1 W<t on the day after the sale, I happoned to be in sufficiently Italian to be sigatiods Weiplis | tha\gtudio. of my deceased benefactor, finishing a ment to our kind friend the palnteg aie ai ag ire copy of the very one which was incom- special permission, she adopted 'f xv ig eblets, awhon MF. Gunthorpe came to fetch the pic- Ifer debut was not so successful aan _ 7 7 dat " a ey. He inspected my work, and was aston- hoped and expected it would be «stil : i Ciod thet in my ‘Hili-‘ure I had perfected failure. She could not throw oft ¢ oe wai eh was still wantin; to complete the ori- midity which was so closoly ¢ “4 » asked mo if I could paint in oil: I told innocence of her character and the 1 seth at had received some lessons frum my do- soul; and thus she failed to do justice pas a Ek fend. 4% inquired whother I would un- povers and qualifications which she pdayeasel : #: complete the as yo?'unfinished picture in adancer. Some months passed, and she oon br at ee ais ‘ we es I bad perfected my miniature to improve in respect to conquering her -fisehdite | comth.< widertook the task, which occupicd some —but slowly. At length it happened thabitte {wabes (ohne every day Mr. Gunthorpe came to my manager of tho Italian Opera in Londoiiiiiin jeboite, youithar I had removed the picture, to watch rived in Florence; and being much struck : aan) the: eememtowatds completion. Thus we became Angela's appearance, as ‘well as perhaps foser/ « da " snort initiate 3 and the old gentleman exhibited seeing the certainty of her future fame, bet ot au feiendghip towards mysclf-and An- sought us out at our dwelling and offered her aha . bah Waist: the picture was finished: he was engagoment. She did not however accept it he im on ie sa ~ spon me & munifcent reward. riedly: for in Florence we had good friends and. | agar , had found many patrons, oo that we'were ensured «| competency—whereas if we renounced present cer- | | i S0'f d tainties with ¢he uncetiain hope of more brilliant | a isn ad ee Wenthory prospects, wo felt that we-should be acting unwisely , mach after min oo | to accept the proffercd and rashly. We therefore declined terme | remuneration: .OUs Re more friendly than with the English manager on Angela's account, but Wb length, after an interval of promiced that if on a future occasion he still enter- hs es a. tribute of respect to tained tho same favourable opinion of Angela's Dh) Car | a friend, Angela re- qualifications, his proposal should bo the first accepted pations,. Mr. Gunthorpe went to elsewhere than in Florence. The flattering com- ‘a phted. ‘Wo informed him of pliment paid to Angela by the mere circumstance of als made | A) ‘the English manager; and the English’manager’s oCer, inspired her with new unselled . Angele td accept ther. He longth I became so far proficient in my own studies courage to prosecute the career in which she had (3 peat rans was shortly coming embarked; and when the peapon at Florence com. ria? te \' De delighted to renew his yd A =e - ee: nat. we CiiR-valp She Gea e or perheieg COMIC OOO© SS (CO)