A Parisian Romance — page 61: what you’re looking at

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D2 A PARISIAN ROMANCE, flower-like face with a look of undisguised admira- tion, which had in it something indescribably repulsive. | With an involuntary movement, Doctor Chesnel, who caught the look, stepped between them, hiding Marcelle from the roue’s baneful gaze and said, ‘almost affectionately: “My dear little lady, you have given vour old friend great pleasure, and made him very proud of you.” “My dear doctor,” said Marcelle, smiling inno- cently up at him, “I saw your good, kind face before me and that gave me confidence. Itis the first time, you know, that I have sung in public. But,” she continued, turning to a tall, handsome Italian, who had entered the room with her and still stood by her side, “you, Signor Juliani, to whom I owe all, say nothing.” “Ah, madam,” replied the Italian, in a rich, melodious voice, “lam under the spell, like every one else.” “But,” proceeded Marcelle, “it is really to you that all these delightful compliments should be ad- dressed, to you, who have done me the extreme honor to give me lessons.” “Oh! the honor,” answered Signor Juliani, with a laugh, and a graceful, deprecating wave of the hand. “Js it really true, Signor Juliani,” asked Vau- Gomicbooks,.¢o