At this moment little Fina came jumping into the room.
The reader may recall, in this respect, what was said in the introductory chapter about Kate Webster and the instance of the bewhiskered 'Fina of the Spanish tavern.
Yet those two British seamen, fairly decent men, neither drunk nor brutish, could not have been more attracted had 'Fina had the beauty of the Mona Lisa herself.
And yet, without being enormously fat, 'Fina must have weighed close on fifteen stone.
Few people in the day-time, either men or women, would pass the house if 'Fina happened to be showing without stopping to have a word with her.
Elsewhere he shows a certain pathetic sympathy with humbler life, as in his Santa Fina frescoes at San Gemignano, and in the admirable Adoration of the Shepherds in the Accademia; but this is a less characteristic vein.
Whereupon Fina ran off to the groom, whom she teased for the next half hour to give her a ride on the bay.
And we soon found that we must pay our respects to Fina first if we would have peace to look elsewhere.
It is as though the spirit of gentle Saint Fina lingers still in the old grey town which gave her birth.
After Saint Fina it is the Blessed Bartolo, 'the Angel of Peace,' whom the San Gimignanesi venerate most.
This was her contribution to the sum of philanthropy and self-sacrifice in the world, and it was not despicable; for Fina was restless and only six years of age, and Mrs. Birkett was indolent and soon tired.
As Mr. Dundas elected to remain at home, not being afraid of infection and being tired of travel, Mrs. Birkett insisted on taking little Finawith her.
In the sacristy there is an admirable bust, by Benedetto da Maiano, of Onofrio di Pietro, the Operaio of the Collegiata under whose superintendence the building was restored and the shrine of Santa Fina constructed; he died in 1488.
In the chapel is preserved the tavola, the board upon which Fina made her hard bed of expiation for the sins of the world, and which blossomed out into flowers when her sacrifice was accomplished.
On the right is the bare, poverty-stricken room where Fina lies on her plank, which has already begun to break out into flowers beneath her.
Fina has just placed her dead hand upon that of her nurse, and thereby cured her; Bishop Ranieri of Volterra, who had a few months back reconciled the conflicting factions of the town, is reading the office for the dead.
Each of these servants wore one single white garment, and offered the many dishes to the gentefina and refilled their glasses.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fina" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
