Show Careful of Patli As an instance of the physical care that is bestowed upon Patti it is related that once when she returned from her daily drive she was exceedingly thirsty and asked Nicolini to request some one of their long retinue to cause a glass of water to be brought to her by as quick etiquette stages as the comparatively royal quette of the menage would permit Water shrieked Nicolini in high B Hat ma mignonne you know that you are going to sing tomorrow night and that water will chill your blood Oh no I forbid any water Then give me a taste of wine pleaded thirsty Patti Wine roared Nicolini in his highest C Ma mignonne you are going to sing tcmorrow night and you know that wine will heat your blood No I can not permit per-mit wine Please cant I have something some-thing wet begged Patti with trembling clicked dryly in her lip as her palate throat Nicoloni pondered long and deeply and at length with his own hands carefully prepared for the great singer soothing draught of dissolved niagnessia The Argonaut |