Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 26 (1919)
“ Don Carlos went to the doorway and called his wife and daughter, and the former smiled upon Don Diego in encouragement, and the latter smiled also, yet with fear and trembling. For she had given her heart to the unknown Señor Zorro, and could love no other man, and could not wed where she did not love, not even to save her father from poverty. ”
Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 26 (1919)
“ Don Diego said, sighing again and raising tired eyes to Don Carlos's face. "It might be an excellent thing to regard the señorita as if you adored her. Say nothing about marriage at first, but speak rather of love. Try to talk in low, rich tones, and say those meaningless nothings in which a young woman can find a world of meaning. 'Tis a gentle art—saying one thing and meaning another." ”
Johnston McCulley, The Curse of Capistrano — Chapter 26 (1919)
“ Don Carlos, I must win the señorita. I know of no other young woman who would be as acceptable to my father as a daughter-in-law.""A little wooing, Don Diego, I beg of you. Be not so matter-of-fact, I pray.""I have decided to woo as other men, though it no doubt will be much of a bore. How would you suggest that I start?" "It is difficult to give advice in such a case," Don Carlos replied, trying desperately to remember how he had done it when he had courted Doña Catalina. "A man really should be experienced, else be a man to whom such things come naturally." ”
