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Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 44, June, 1861
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Title: Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 7, No. 44, June, 1861
Author: Various
Release Date: May 7, 2004 [EBook #12285]
Language: English
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THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY
A MAGAZINE OF LITERATURE, ART, AND POLITICS.
VOL. VII.--JUNE, 1861.--NO. XLIV.
AGNES OF SORRENTO.
CHAPTER V
.IL PADRE FRANCESCO.
The next morning Elsie awoke, as was her custom,--when the very faintest hue of dawn streaked the horizon. A hen who has seen a hawk balancing his wings and cawing in mid-air over her downy family could not have awakened with her feathers, metaphorically speaking, in a more bristling state of caution.
"Spirits in the gorge, quotha?" said she to herself, as she vigorously adjusted her dress. "I believe so,--spirits in good sound bodies, I believe; and next we shall hear, there will be rope-ladders, and climbings, and the Lord knows what. I shall go to confession this very morning, and tell Father Francesco the danger; and instead of taking her down to sell oranges, suppose I send her to the sisters to carry the ring and a basket of oran