. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . still warm and constant, and thatshe really possessed the art of removing the dumbness at herpleasure, she resolved to lose no time in setting off directlyfor Paris, where she was introduced to the commissionersappointed to preside over Messer Filibertos case. I amcome, my lords, she observed, hearing that a gentleman ofthe court has for some time past lost his speech, to restore tohim that invaluable faculty, possessing for that purpose somesecret remedies which I trust will prove efficacious. In thecourse of a f
. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . still warm and constant, and thatshe really possessed the art of removing the dumbness at herpleasure, she resolved to lose no time in setting off directlyfor Paris, where she was introduced to the commissionersappointed to preside over Messer Filibertos case. I amcome, my lords, she observed, hearing that a gentleman ofthe court has for some time past lost his speech, to restore tohim that invaluable faculty, possessing for that purpose somesecret remedies which I trust will prove efficacious. In thecourse of a fortnight he will probably be one of the most elo-quent men at court; and I am quite willing to run the riskof the penalty if I perform not my engagement as must, however, be no witness to my proceedings ; thepatient must be intrusted entirely to me. I should not likeevery pretender to obtain a knowledge of the secret I possess;it is one which will require the utmost art in its to hear her speak with so much confidence on the COPYRIGHT, 1900. J. L. G. FERRIS, PlNX DONNA ZILIA AND HER DUMB LOVER ITALIAN LITERATURE. II3 subject, the commissioners immediately dispatched a mes-sage to Messer Filiberto, informing him that a lady had justarrived from Piedmont, boasting that she could perform whatthe most learned of the faculty in France had failed to do, byrestoring the dumb to speech. The answer to this was aninvitation to wait upon our hero at his own residence, whenhe recognized the cruel beauty who had imposed so severe apenance, and concluded at the same time that she had under-taken the journey not out of any afifection for him, but withthe most mercenary views. Reflecting on his long sujBferingsand unrequited afifection, his love was suddenly convertedinto a strong desire of revenge ; he therefore came to a deter-mination of still playing the mute, and not deigning toexchange a single word with her, merely bowed to herpolitely at a distance.
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