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Rappaccini's Daughter
Beholdthislittlesilvervase!ItwaswroughtbythehandsoftherenownedBenvenutoCellini,andiswellworthytobealovegifttothefairestdameinItaly.Butitscontentsareinvaluable.OnelittlesipofthisantidotewouldhaverenderedthemostvirulentpoisonsoftheBorgiasinnocuous.DoubtnotthatitwillbeasefficaciousagainstthoseofRappaccini.Bestowthevase,andthepreciousliquidwithinit,onyourBeatrice,andhopefullyawaittheresult."
Baglionilaidasmall,exquisitelywroughtsilvervialonthetableandwithdrew,leavingwhathehadsaidtoproduceitseffectupontheyoungman’smind.
"WewillthwartRappacciniyet,"thoughthe,chucklingtohimself,ashedescendedthestairs;"but,letusconfessthetruthofhim,heisawonderfulman—awonderfulmanindeed;avileempiric,however,inhispractice,andthereforenottobetoleratedbythosewhorespectthegoodoldrulesofthemedicalprofession."
ThroughoutGiovanni’swholeacquaintancewithBeatrice,hehadoccasionally,aswehavesaid,beenhauntedbydarksurmisesastohercharacter;yetsothoroughlyhadshemadeherselffeltbyhimasasimple,natural,mostaffectionate,andguilelesscreature,thattheimagenowheldupbyProfessorBaglionilookedasstrangeandincredibleasifitwerenotinaccordancewithhisownoriginalconception.True,therewereuglyrecollectionsconnectedwithhisfirstglimpsesofthebeautifulgirl;hecouldnotquiteforgetthebouquetthatwitheredinhergrasp,andtheinsectthatperishedamidthesunnyair,bynoostensibleagencysavethefragranceofherbreath.
