" At this there was a ripple of "Bravas," and presently I heard the tuning of a lute.

The song ended in another chorus of "Bravas."

A little girl, apparently about twelve years old, played upon the harp in a most exquisite manner, and called forth bravas of the Italians and of the foreigners bountifully.

There was the singer, with a neck like a swan's, bowing with the gracious air that is acquired in the acknowledgment of bouquets and bravas.

The curtain closed on the last act,on the little dead Cio-Cio-San,and the people stood on their feet to call Farrar, giving her unstintedly of their bravas.

" The lady in the larger room here finished her song and returned to her seat, amid a shower of bravas.