George W. M. Reynolds

Name: Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI.
Author: George W. M. Reynolds

Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

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“Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI.”, published in 1846, is a work by George W. M. Reynolds. It explores elements such as Alessandro, spy and reis.

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ He was one afternoon lounging through the principal bezestein or bazaar, when he was struck by the elegant form, imposing air, and rich apparel of a lady who rode slowly along upon a mule, attended by four female slaves on foot. The outlines of her figure shaped the most admirable symmetry he had ever beheld; and though her countenance was concealed by a thick veil, in accordance with the custom of the East, yet he seemed to have been impressed with an instinctive conviction that the face beneath that invidious covering was eminently beautiful. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ Christians, who had abjured their creed and embraced the Moslem faith, had risen to the highest offices, even to the post of grand vizier, or prime minister of the empire. Alessandro was completely master of his emotions; he had not studied for some years in the school of diplomacy without learning how to render the expression of his countenance such as at any moment to belie the real state of his feelings. He did not, therefore, suffer the spies and agents of the reis-effendi to perceive how deep an impression their words had made upon him ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ Alessandro was well aware that adventures, such as the one in which he found himself suddenly involved, were by no means uncommon in the East; and that ladies of the most unimpeachable virtue, as well as of the highest rank, frequently accorded interviews of this private nature to those men who were fortunate enough to merit their attention—such visits being the first step toward matrimonial connections. But then he remembered that he was a Christian, and the fair object of his devotion was probably of the Moslem faith. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ This man, though actually a Turkish dependent in the service of the Florentine Envoy, was, as before stated, neither more nor less than one of the numerous spies placed by the reis-effendi round the person of that embassador. Alessandro was aware of this, in consequence of the offers and representations that had been made to him through the means of this agent, and though the youth suspected that the man knew more concerning the beauteous idol of his heart than he had chosen to admit, yet he had seen enough to convince him of the inutility of questioning him on that head. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ And never did that chamber seem so lonely, so cold, so cheerless. His entire disposition appeared to have become suddenly changed; he felt that the world now contained something the possession of which was positively necessary to his happiness. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ The reply was in the negative, but the merchant informed Alessandro that he had no doubt the lady was of some rank, from the profound respect with which her slaves treated her, and from the readiness with which she paid the prices demanded of her for the goods she had purchased, Turkish ladies generally being notorious for their disposition to drive a hard bargain with traders. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ Great interest had alone procured the envoy the post which he held as negotiator plenipotentiary with the Ottoman Porte, on behalf of the Republic of Florence; and the Turkish reis-effendi, or minister of foreign affairs, soon perceived that the Christian embassador was quite incompetent to enter into the intricacies of treaties and the complex machinery of diplomacy. ”

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George W. M. Reynolds, Wagner the Wehr-wolf — CHAPTER XLIV: ALESSANDRO FRANCATELLI. (1846)

“ He, however, promised that he would endeavor to ascertain a point in which Alessandro appeared to be so deeply interested. The intriguing spirit of Turkish dependents is notorious: the reader will not therefore be surprised when we state that in a few days the spy made his appearance in Alessandro's presence with a countenance denoting joyous tidings. The young Italian was impatient to learn the results of the agent's inquiries. ”

George W. M. Reynolds

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