Part 76 (2/2)
And thus it was that the fan journals spoke of it half-wonderingly, half-cynically, as usual; for Continentals never have any faith in English art, or in the pohich any English French journals conjectured that the ”Proious character, and therefore Puritanical; and consequently for that reason was popular They amused themselves with the idea of a Puritanical opera, declared that the English wished to Protestantize ood subjects for this new and entirely English class of operas
But soon the correspondents of so accounts of the piece, and to put Langhetti in the same class with Handel He was an Italian, they said, but in this case he united Italian grace and versatility with Gerreatest of living coht after night the representation of the ”Proer and profounder appreciation of its an to show a stronger and fuller confidence in the success of his piece than he had yet dared to evince Yet now its success seemed assured What more could he wish?
Septeht only hetti ith Beatrice at the theatre, and they were talking ofon his mind, for he spoke in an abstracted manner Beatrice noticed this at last, and mentioned it
He was at first very mysterious ”It must be that secret of yours which you will not tell me,” said she ”You said once before that it was connected with me, and that you would tell it to me when the time came
Has not the tihetti
”When will it come?”
”I don't know”
”And will you keep it secret always?”
”Perhaps not”
”You speak undecidedly”
”I am undecided”
”Why not decide now to tell it?” pleaded Beatrice ”Why should I not know it? Surely I have gone through enough suffering to bear this, even if it bring so and doubtfully
”You hesitate,” said she
”Yes”
”Why?”
”It is of too much importance”
”That is all the more reason why I should know it Would it crush ht”
”Then letthat you know for certain, or is it only conjecture?”
”Neither,” said he, ”but half-way between the two”
Beatrice looked earnestly at him for some time Then she put her head nearer to his and spoke in a solehetti looked at her with a startled expression