The State Prisoner : a Tale of the French Regency V. 2
The book The State Prisoner : a Tale of the French Regency V. 2 was written by author Boyle, Mary Louisa, 1810-1890 Here you can read free online of The State Prisoner : a Tale of the French Regency V. 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The State Prisoner : a Tale of the French Regency V. 2 a good or bad book?
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The procenium was fully illuminated, and the oriel window where Surrey and his fair Geraldine were said to have held sweet converse, was studded with lamps that gave the appearance of stained glass to the panes, while the body of the theatre received no light excepting from above. On one side a gallery hung with tapestry and damask of gorgeous colours, was filled with ladies in full court attire, some of whom were both young t THE STATE PRISONER. 195 and beautiful. The musicians were concealed,... and immediately before the stage there was an open space, designed, as Lord Dalmaine ex- pressed it, to separate the real from the ideal world. Ensconced in the recess of the oriel window by the side of Blanch, and proud in the anticipation of the pleasure which would be afforded her, he only wished that the countenance of her he loved would lose that melancholy which surprised while it alarmed him. At length the music commenced, and every voice was hushed, as the curtain rose slowly ; while Blanch, turning to her companion, with an air of indifference inquired, for the first time, what he had selected for that night's representation.
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