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OverviewPurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: I must have yon bunch of violets, sweet Nydia, said Glaucus, pressing through the crowd and dropping a handful of smail coins into the basket; your voice is more charming than ever. The blind girl started forward as she heard the Athenian's voice, then as suddenly paused, while the blood rushed violently over neck, cheek, and temples. So you are returned, said she in a low voice; and then repeated half to herself, Glaucus is returned! Yes, child, I have not been at Pompeii above a few days. My garden wants your care, as before; you will visit it, I trust, to-morrow. And mind, no garlands at my house shall be woven by any hands but those of the pretty Nydia. Nydia smiled joyously, but did not answer; and Glaucus, placing in his breast the violets he had selected, turned gayly and carelessly from the crowd. So she is a sort of client of yours, this child? said Clodius. Ay?does she not sing prettily? She interests me, the poor slave! Besides, she is from the land of the Gods' hill; Olympus frowned upon her cradle?she is of Thessaly. The witches' country. True: but for my part I find every woman a witch; and at Pompeii, by Venus! the very air seems to have taken a love-philtre, so handsome does every face without a beard seem in my eyes. And lo! one of the handsomest in Pompeii, old Diomed's daughter, the rich Julia! said Clodius, as a young lady, her face covered by her veil, and attended by two female slaves, approached them, on her way to the baths. Pair Julia, we salute thee! said Clodius. Julia partly raised her veil, so as with some coquetry to display a bold Roman profile, a full dark bright eye, and acheek over whose natural olive art shed a fairer and softer rose. And Glancus, too, is returned, said she, gla... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, BarPublisher: Nabu Press Imprint: Nabu Press Dimensions: Width: 24.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 18.90cm Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9781178267983ISBN 10: 1178267989 Pages: 342 Publication Date: 03 September 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |