Diana Trelawny Author:Mrs. Oliphant General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1893 Original Publisher: Heinemann and Balestier Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where... more » you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV. THE TWO LITTLE WOMEN. "So you have been happy," said Miss Trelawny. She was in her room at her hotel, lying upon a sofa, not because of fatigue so much as to please the two little women who were fluttering about her, and to whom it was a matter of conventional necessity, that having just "come off a journey," -a lady ought to be fatigued and should "lie down." Diana, in her perfect health and vigour, had thrown off all her tiredness in a night's rest; but Mrs. Norton did not think this possible, and was doubtful even whether it was right. "Oh, very happy," said Sophy; "everybody has been kind to us. We have had the most delightful parties -- little dances even: and almost everybody has a reception one night in the week. And it is so beautiful! and all the churches and things to go andsee; and the alabaster shops: and Mr. Pandolfini has been so kind." "Yes, Diana, it has been very nice indeed," said her aunt; "everybody is kind, as Sophy says. So interested in her, seeing that she was delicate " "Oh, auntie, I am not delicate now -- my cough is quite, quite gone. I feel as if I could do anything. Fancy, Diana, Mr. Pandolfini took us all over the Cathedral and up the Leaning Tower, and to see everything; and then there was a little impromptu dance at the Winthrops -- Americans, you know -- and I danced -- I danced with him alone four dances. I was quite ashamed of myself " "Is Mr. Pandolfini him alone?" said Diana, laughing; "but what does all this mean? For I thought Mrs. Hunstanton said there was no society in Pisa " "She must have been in ...« less