L. Frank Baum

Name: Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28
Author: L. Frank Baum

Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

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“Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28”, published in 1907, is a work by L. Frank Baum. It explores elements such as Tato, Uncle John and Syracuse.

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ It's a great mistake to carry so much money with you, Beth, for you're sure to worry about it."
The next morning when they came down to breakfast they were all amazed at the gorgeous sunshine and the genial temperature that had followed the dreary afternoon of their arrival. Syracuse was transformed, and from every window of the hotel the brilliant glow of countless flowers invited one to wander in the gardens, which are surpassed by few if any in the known world.
The Villa Politi stood so near the edge of a monstrous quarry that it seemed as if it might topple into the abyss at any moment. ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ She had lost her free and boyish manner and become shy and retiring with strangers, although when in the society of the three nieces she was as sweet and frank as ever. She wore her new gown gracefully, too, as if well accustomed to feminine attire all her life. The only thing now needed, as Patsy said, was time in which to grow her hair, which had always been cut short, in boyish fashion.
They were a merry party when they boarded the train for Syracuse, and Uncle John arranged with the guard to secure two adjoining compartments all to themselves, that they might have plenty of room. ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ Our friends were on historic ground, indeed, for these quarries—or latomia, as they are called—supplied all the stone of which the five cities of ancient Syracuse were built—cities which in our age have nearly, if not quite, passed out of existence. The walls of the quarry are a hundred feet in depth, and at the bottom are now acres upon acres of the most delightful gardens, whose luxuriance is attributable to the fact that they are shielded from the winds while the sun reaches them nearly all the day. There are gardens on the level above, and beautiful ones, too ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ Watson, musingly, "there were seven thousand Athenian prisoners confined in this very place, and allowed to perish through starvation and disease. The citizens of Syracuse—even the fine ladies and the little children—used to stand on the heights above and mock at the victims of their king's cruelty." ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ Already they began to dread the day when her father would come to claim her, and the girls and Uncle John had conceived a clever plan to induce the Duke to let his daughter travel with them on the continent and then go for a brief visit to them in America.
"By that time," declared Louise, "Tato's education will be accomplished, and she will be as refined and ladylike as any girl of her age we know. Blood will tell, they say, and the monk who taught her must have been an intelligent and careful man."
"She knows more of history and languages than all the rest of us put together," added Beth. ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family. They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.
"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure. "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America. Our culture increases with our civilization. It is even hinted that Il Duca is to abandon our island forever. He has been interesting to us, but not popular, and you will not miss him when you come again to find he is not here. ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ The interior of the hotel was comfortable, though, however bleak the weather might be outside. A good dinner put them all in a better humor and they passed the evening watching the strangers assembled in the parlors and wondering where they had come from and who they were.
"That money," whispered Uncle John to Beth, as he kissed her good night, "is still as safe as can be. ”

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L. Frank Baum, Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad — Chapter 28 (1907)

“ It's the big trunk that holds the things I don't often use, and if I can't unlock it no one else can, that's certain. So I shall rest easy until I need something out of it, and then I'll get a locksmith to pick the lock. ”

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