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The Cardinal's snuff-box

Henry Harland

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 150 pages

The Cardinal's Snuff-Box is a novel by Henry Harland, set in an Italian landscape of riverside gardens, vineyards, and the castle of Ventirose. It opens as the young Peter takes coffee under a willow and becomes drawn into a gentle story of manners and romance. Listen for its leisurely atmosphere and delicate social observation.

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THE CARDINAL'S SNUFF-BOX
By Henry Harland
I
“The Signorino will take coffee?” old Marietta asked, as
she set the fruit before him.
Peter deliberated for a moment; then burned his ships.
“Yes,” he answered.
“But in the garden, perhaps?” the little brown old woman
suggested, with a persuasive flourish.
“No,” he corrected her, gently smiling, and shaking his
head, “not perhaps—certainly.”
Her small, sharp old black Italian eyes twinkled,
responsive.
“The Signorino will find a rustic table, under the big
willow-tree, at the water's edge,” she informed him, with

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Contents

  1. THE CARDINAL'S SNUFF-BOX
  2. I
  3. II
  4. III
  5. IV
  6. V
  7. VI
  8. VII
  9. VIII
  10. IX
  11. X
  12. XI
  13. XII
  14. XIII
  15. XIV
  16. XV.
  17. XVI
  18. XVII
  19. XVIII
  20. XIX
  21. XX
  22. XXI
  23. XXII
  24. XXIII
  25. XXIV
  26. XXV
  27. XXVI
  28. XXVII
  29. XXVIII
  30. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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