The country of The ring and the book (1913) (14597078179)

Identifier: countryofringb00trev (find matches)
Title: The country of The ring and the book
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Treves, Frederick, Sir, 1853-1923
Subjects: Browning, Robert, 1812-1889
Publisher: London : Cassell
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto



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etters of a woman of the world,of a finished coquette, and not of a girl of sixteen.Moreover, the Countess Franceschini was illiterate, andyet in her epistles she refers to the reading of Tasso,regrets that Caponsacchi is not a Theseus, and talksglibly of iEneas, of Ariadne, of Venus and the Graces,and of the Milky Way. Guido, one may believe, ex-tracted these elegant communications from some lovestory that he had picked up, or that the thoughtful AbbePaolo had put in his way. It was further to be notedthat no evidence was furnished as to whom these lettershad been addressed, since no names were attached toany of them. One small matter did undoubtedly tell against Pom-pilia. She maintained, in her deposition, that they hadreached Castelnuovo at dawn. If this had been truethere could have been no question as to a night spentat the inn, since Guido must have then overtaken themalmost immediately after their arrival. It is certain thatthey reached Castelnuovo, as Caponsacchi says with 56
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After Castelnuovo precision, On Tuesday evening, the last day of themonth of April, their coming being perfectly open andknown to everyone at the posting-house. Pompilia musthave been aware that the exact hour when the carriagehalted would be beyond dispute, whatever might havebeen her impressions on the subject. She had, it mustbe remembered, passed through a period of intense strain,had travelled without ceasing through day and night forover forty hours, was ill, was indeed so utterly prostratedthat she could not face the small two hours more whichwould have brought her to safety within the walls ofRome. It is not difficult to understand, therefore, thatin her state of mind and body u She made confusion of the reddening whiteWhich was the sunset when her strength gave way,And the next sunrise and its whitening redWhich she revived in when her husband came. The result of the trial was as follows: the gravercharge was not proved, Caponsacchi was relegated toCivita Vecchia for a period