E. Nesbit

Name: Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II : BRIGAND CAPTAIN
Author: E. Nesbit

Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

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“Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II : BRIGAND CAPTAIN”, published in 1909, is a work by E. Nesbit. It explores elements such as Daphne, défendue and wall.

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ A masterly system of scouts, fleet and bare of foot, posted on commanding positions between the smallest dormitory and the mistresses’ salon, rendered the adventure so safe as to be hardly now an adventure at all.
But this last night of her school life Daphne meant to mark indelibly. It was to be something which should keep her memory green forever, so that to generation after generation of awed, admiring schoolgirls the tale should forever be whispered—and the name of Daphne, “une folle Anglaise capable de tout, mais bonne enfant,” should live always in the legends told at twilight. ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ No, Daphne! the young man is not a fairy prince who has seen you from afar and has taken this romantic means of offering you his hand, heart, and sceptre. Listen, he is telling you who he is. Listen, never mind if your ears are crimson, he can’t possibly know what reddened them. He may think they are always crimson. ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ Have I explained myself to the satisfaction of her highness?”
Daphne smiled. For the first time in her life she smiled in answer to a man’s smile, and because it was the first time, she smiled fully and frankly with her eyes in his. He drew back, a little dazzled. And there was a moment’s silence in the chestnut tree.
“Now tell me,” he said, “your side of the story.”
“There’s nothing—except that it’s my birthday, so I spent all my money on the feast tonight, and that’s why there was such a lot.”
“Your birthday! I wonder. May one offer a flower or two to her highness on the day of days?” ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ Daphne was trusted by everyone—by her comrades, by the servants, by the mistresses, by Madame.
Her adventures were always too well arranged for detection to be possible, and her passionate energy was of the kind that makes days elastic and stretches them till they include all one’s duties as well as one’s pleasures. Her lessons were always done, and well done. ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ You can make a wonderfully good dummy by sticking a hood on an umbrella, folding a heavy cloak round it and arranging it in a garden seat.
“That’s you, Colombe,” said Daphne, contemplating the hideous folding of serge and silk that twenty yards away looked like a human being. “Now you run. Keep behind the espaliers and keep low. Rendez-vous at your desk. You’re going to get your embroidery if you’re caught. Mina you get it. Lies are of the devil. ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ Daphne told herself. “French boys always think they know better than you do.”
She stood, her hands behind her, erect, alert, looking up at the top of the wall. Something showed there, something that moved. A crowded blue handkerchief knotted at the corners. It remained a moment balanced at the top and slowly began to crawl down the wall. It descended some ten feet, then hung a yard above her reach. ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ Daphne made a leap, caught at a bough, and with a swift swing of black ankles disappeared in rustling green. The tree was easy to climb—the only reason she had never climbed it before was that there had been no need, and recreations needing time, like tree-climbing, were best taken elsewhere than in the allée défendue. Sure-footed, strong-handed, she went from bough to bough, up and up, pushing through the resilient twigs. The change in the light told her when she had reached the level of the wall’s top ”

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E. Nesbit, Daphne in Fitzroy Street — II … (1909)

“ Then all four of you get out tables and benches—you can make them stand up all right with bricks, there are lots of bricks in the grenier. And put the bishop’s throne up, if you can move it. I’ll go to the Alée défendue and get the things from little Thibault. There’s an awful lot to do. ”

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