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There are women and children starving, perhaps." "It is the Donner party. They tried a short cut and the winter overtook them. I, too, will go," said Don Roberto. "And I," volunteered Stanley. But the women had it otherwise. "You have been too long gone from me," Anita quavered. "I would fear your loss again." And Inez argued that her Adrian was not recovered from his wound or illness.
Ruth Fielding was the first person up in the school, and she was standing outside Tony's door, when the little Irishman first appeared. "Helen Cameron wants you to take this telegram down to the office at once, Tony," she said. "Mrs. Tellingham knows about it. We are in a dreadful hurry. Is Roberto inside?" "Sure he is, Miss "
And ere long she began to listen to his excuses, and to complain to him: He had been born a heretic, and therefore might be excused a little, even by Almighty God. But Antonia! Her sin was beyond endurance. She herself, and the good Sisters, and Fray Ignatius, had all taught her in her infancy the true religion. And her Roberto must see that this was a holy war a war for the Holy Catholic Church.
Tellingham's parlor, but when he interviewed Roberto, it was downstairs in Tony Foyle's rooms. The girls saw Mr. Cameron only for a moment after that. He was just starting for the train, and Roberto was going with him. "The young rascal has admitted just what Ruth suspected," said Mr. Cameron, chuckling a little. "He fooled us all including the doctor.
Roberto da Lecce, who was drawing large congregations, not only of the common folk, but also of the Roman prelates, to his sermons at Santa Maria sopra Minerva, interrupted his discourse upon the following Friday, and held before the people the image of their crucified Saviour, entreating them to make peace.
The counts, Carlo and Deifobo, came with a good force, and being joined by all that could be spared from the army, which, under the marquis of Ferrara, held in check the duke of Calabria, proceeded toward Pisa, to meet Signor Roberto, who was with his troops near the river Serchio, and who, though he had expressed his intention of awaiting their arrival, withdrew to the camp at Lunigiana, which he had quitted upon coming into the Pisan territory, while Count Carlo recovered all the places that had been taken by the enemy in that district.
But ye can't take a sack of flour on your shoulders an' throw it inter a waggin like Ben there. Or like that Roberto thet lugged me ashore to-night. An' I'm some weight, I be." "And is that all the kind of help you think you'll ever need, Uncle?" demanded Ruth, with rising emotion. "I ain't expectin' ter be helpless an' want nussin' by no gal not yet awhile," said Uncle Jabez, with a chuckle.
As the women only stared at each other, he gravely folded his arms and continued: "I will explain. For the instant I have not remember that, in imitation of your own delicacy, I have given to your husband in my letter, not the name of myself, but, as a mere Don Fulano, the name of my brother Roberto 'Bucking Bob. Your husband have this moment arrive!
In fact the Condottieri had reason to fear none so much as their employers: if they were successful, they became dangerous, and were put out of the way like Roberto Malatesta just after the victory he had won for Sixtus IV ; if they failed, the vengeance of the Venetians on Carmagnola showed to what risks they were exposed . It is characteristic of the moral aspect of the situation that the Condottieri had often to give their wives and children as hostages, and notwithstanding this, neither felt nor inspired confidence.
Before Manuel had gone to bed, Roberto appeared again in the dining-room. "Listen," he said to Manuel. "If you know any strange place in the slums where criminals get together, let me hear. I'll go with you." "I'll let you know, never you mind." "Fine. See you again. Good-bye!" Roberto extended his hand to Manuel, who pressed it with deep gratitude.
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