Flamma

"Flamma," said Diodora, coldly, "have you given this gentleman the right to claim your hand?"

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

Flamma simul libidinis ingreditur; ira, furor et superbia, divitiarum sequela.

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Flamma race: the strong poetic reverence of their forefathers, which had symbolised itself in the carving of every lintel, corbel or buttress in their streets, and the fashion of every spire on which a weather-vane could gleam against the sun, was still in their blood; the poetry had departed, but the bigotry remained.

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I was beloved, and I loved again; and could the venomous tongue of a jealous woman incense me against an angel like Flamma?

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

I gazed at Flamma, and wondered how she would look if I were to tell her that her million had ceased to exist, that this catastrophe, which had dragged a monarch from his throne into captivity, had also cost her her sole fortune, the inheritance of her grandfather, and had thrown her upon my mercy?

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

"There is something else I have to hand over to you," said Flamma, as I stepped nearer; and, drawing from the pocket of her dress an envelope, she handed me an official-looking document, fastened with tri-coloured tape, with a large official seal upon it.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

I turned first to Flamma, who laid both her hands in mine, and, looking up to me, asked me softly to return soon.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

I was sorry for this as soon as I said it, for I had offended Flamma also; but the bitter pill had the desired effect, inasmuch as the whole aristocratic family regained their usual lymphatic composure.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

I understood the gesture, and extended my hand to Flamma.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864

Because I had been inoculated against the infection by another look last night -- a look from the violet eyes of Flamma.

Dr. Dumany's Wife M��r J��kai 1864