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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
NOVEMBER
30, 1936.
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THE STORY THUS FAR:
The Capulets and Montagues, mighty families of Verona, are nworn enemies. A mere word opla their henchmen to fighting and their street brawls endanger the property and persons of pri- citizens. Aparticularip tate bloody fight occurs outside the Cathedral the Day of the Festi- val. The Prince of Verona ens death
both they fight again. Lord
threat- families should Capulet
is relieved to think his young daughter Juliet 33
not
church to witness the battle.
Lord Montague wonders why his aun Romeo was not on hand to help his nephew apcinst the Capulets,
Henrullo
INVITATION TO THE
DANCE
CHAPTER TWO
QAW you Romeo, to-day: Lord
Montague had asked.
Benvolio had not answered be- cause he preferred not to. He hatin'i
his cousin, no-but he know seen
too, that while other Montagues had had been
neared
Tuins treea
Sinc
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been fighting, Romeo making love sonnels,
He quickened his
the fallen and crubldg The of the sycamore grove,
Blowers and curly grew thickly between the broken
cnfumus, '" morbir
Ionely place, with quiet
melan uf an alr
tender choly it place for solitary con templation. He paused unerrtainly for a moment, and then made his way smilingly toward the young MARIL who lay beneath a tree, ab sorbed in his own thoughts,
"Good morrow, cousin," he called. The prone man looked up, startled from his reverie, When he ·BW who had addressed him, he sighed. "Is the day so young?" he mused!. "Sad hours seen long."
laught Benvolio "What suduess lengthens hours?"
Juliet
PICTURA
GERTRUDE GELBIN
legaly.
"If I know the letters and language."
kind of answer might that be? sighed.
Evidently the
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the dove house wall lulled by the gentle chorus of coving doves. Too avon she would nwnken and call her To make ready for the feant; but While her nurse dozed there was still time for the game,
As she fitted a second arrow, a the voice anied through the garden. "Nurse! Where's Juliet?"
What
was making gaine of him ned mennt no help. He started off.
"Sty. fellow," said Romeo. can read."
The nurse awoke with a start." "t
her
this
n
"What is your
"It in this," her
The old man shook his head. Ho hare her come," the protested and was more puzzled than ever, He then called to the girl In loud, im- gentleman patient tones. "Lamb!" she shouted.
Lady
bird!" She threw up hands f despair. "Where's "kl?" She ran toward the lawn,
Jultet dropped her bow with
She Lady The servant's face cleared of its slot and followed her nurse. frown and he handed over his curtsled as they came into paper. Romeo looked over it un- Capulet's presence.
"Madam." e asked, her volce concernedly and then paused to study it with care. It was a list of soft with respect, nomes, most evidently a guest list; will?"
mother began. His eyes a dance and fra 1. cagerly fastened on the name of his and stopped short, "Nurse, we talk
In secret," Rosaline.
The nurse, anorted in hurt "A fair assembly," he ohuerved ut length with a fine show of Indif- dignation.
Lady
smiled. Capulet ference. He turned to the servant, "And whither should they come?" stay," she relented, "thou may hear Thou know'st my counsel. he asked.
"To supper." answered the man. daughter's of a pretty age."
Fatth." replied the nurse, "1 can To our house,"
Thou "Whose house?" questioned Ro- tell her age unto an hour.
want the prettiest babe that e'er I meo
"My master's", the other replied nursed. And I wish to live to see
the married." proudly,
Lady Capulet beamed. "That
to
our
In-
"Corps,
be
"Indeed." Raid Romeo with hu- mour, "I should have asked you that marry is the very theme I came to talk of Tell me, daughter Jullet, before."
"My
great, rich how stands your disposition to master the Capulet." He stopped and eyed them married?" sharply. No.
It is an honour that I dream nut They could not be Montagues.
the girl answered uncertainly. her "And if you be not Montagues, 1
of marriage now," pray you come and crush a cup of mother advised. "The vallant Count
of Parla seks you for his love."
"Why! He's a man of wax," de- rided the nurse.
wine.
They were tou kindly, ofink
Ite waited expectantly i see how bis fine invitation might be received, This was no ordinary feast and the most magnif- dance; this was cent celebration ever given by
HIS Capulet
eyes glowed at the ught of the preparations even being made al the Capule!
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Lady Capulet threw her a furious glance, "Can you love the gentle- man, Jullet? This night you shall hehold him at 'our feast."
wwer,
Juliet seemed at a loss for an ans
"Come," her mother coaxed. “Can Lord and Lady Capulet and every you like of Paris' love?" retainer of the family were to he Juliet spoke hesitantly. "I'll look honoured by the magnifeener of this to like," she said at last. occasion. All were attendit; all more." were vastly concerned, except the
Her
"ut no
the nother similed; so fav
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one who most should have ren. course wan smooth. She waved
She was busy with her game of Jullet and the nurse into the house the fair derisively. rebery in the Capulet garden. Cele so that they might make ready for lov'st, supa with all the
and the evening.
Su beaulics of Verona. Go thither. the old hrations were for Homeo's
And hurrying to their homes for that you may compare her bored; her pleasure lay in the keen-
I will ness of her eye as the Bited shoft the same purpose went Romeo and with some I shall show you,
crow." to how and watched the sure night Benvolio. "Itomeo-thou art mind," make you think thy war a
She looked toward pentested the latter. "And yet-at
fairer "One tllery butt.
love?" my Co: but no her nurse who rat steeping against this some ancient feast of Capulets laughed Romeo,
"Not having that which having makes them short," was the answer.
love?" "In
Benvolio querirat mockingly.
"Out" replied his cousin shortly, "Out of love?" the other teased. Romeo shook his head. "Out of her favour where I am in love."
Benvolio's smile was a tauni. To brood about think Romeo could love... but who was she?
"Iosaline?" he gussed,
Romeo nodded sheepishly. "Ro-
saline," he sighed.
And for a moment silence hung
between them.
"Love," observe the_lover. "Is_a. smoke raised with the fame
of
it is a fre 'lovers' eyes; being
sighs; being purged sparkling in
vexed, it becomes gra nourished with lovers' tears. And what else
Is It? A madness most discreet- choking gall; and," he sighed
1
again, "a preserving sweel,'
He thought back over what he had sald, and with the look of one, well pleased with his own wisdom, arose. Benvolio urged him to speak more of this fair Iosaline to whom he had lost his heart, and led the way to narrow, twisted street outside the grove,
So Intent was Romeo upon his praise of Rosaline that he did not walking EXITY the serving sec
toward them. And so absorbed was the man in a notice he held in his hand that he was unaware of the Benvolio approaching young men. stepped uside and laughed as the to collided with each other, The servant blinked in astonishment and then theered off apologetically.
Romeo smiled. "Good day, good fellow," he said kindly.
"God give good day," the other answered with relief. And then, en- couraged by Romeo's courtesy, he held out his paper. "I pray sir, can you read?" he asked.
"I can read my own fortune in
my misery," laughed Romeo.
"But can you read anything you
seer questioned the servant help-
BIBLE KEY
ANSWERS.
1. 989. Grandfather.
(VI).
2. (1) water turned to blood, (1) frogs; (III) lice; (IV) fica; (V) murrain of benats; boils; (VII) hail; (VIII) locusts: (IX) darkness; (X) slaying of the first-born. The Passover,
3. The Passover. Thirteen at
table,
4. Was caught by his long hair
In a bush.
6. Stephen.
6. Gave a catalogue of natural
marvels and asked Job it he
could do them.
7. Ecclesiastes XII.
a. 000.
0. "My God, My God, why
hast Thou forsaken me?"
**Thou hast been weighed in
the balance and found wanting."
The place of a skull.
10. The High Priest. Herod. Washed his hands.
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Rosaline, whom thon so much sight to sen; only to rejoice m
admired the splendour of my own love."
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