Padovani

She, like all the Padovani, paid her score without flinching.

Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett

Alessandro in a fever, and the more reputable Padovani turning down their beds, the watch came rattling at the Sub-Prefect's door to report

Little Novels of Italy Madonna Of The Peach-Tree, Ippolita In The Hills, The Duchess Of Nona, Messer Cino And The Live Coal, The Judgment Of Borso Maurice Henry Hewlett

Legation, M. and Madame Desminières, Laniboire the philosopher, who had come to the castle to draw up his report on the award of the _Prix de vertu_, the young critic of Shelley, who was 'run' by the Padovani set, and Danjou, handsome Danjou, all by himself, though his wife had been asked.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

Yet the fare is excellent at the Padovani mansion, one of the few houses in Paris where they still have wine.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

On the way home they had paid a visit to the Agricultural Orphanage and Training School founded by old Padovani.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

CHAPTER V. [Illustration: A select reception, at the Padovani mansion 102]

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

A few minutes later the landau turned into the Rue de Poitiers, a short street, already in shadow, and stopped in front of the high iron gates bearing the Padovani shield.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

They laughed at the suggestion; and Védrine, pursuing the subject of good and bad luck, told an odd story of a thing which had happened almost under his eyes when he was staying with the Padovani in Corsica.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

It was the evening of a great dinner, to be followed by a select reception, at the Padovani mansion.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868

From this second floor could be seen the roofs of the neighbouring houses, the whitewashed walls of the barracks in the Rue de Poitiers, and the tall plane trees of the Padovani mansion, with the rooks 'nests, abandoned till the winter, swinging in their top branches.

The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 Alphonse Daudet 1868