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"On your own account?" said I. "Not exactly, signore; my brother, who was in business in Liverpool, wrote to me to come over and assist him. I did so, but soon left him, and took a shop for myself at Denbigh, where, however, I did not stay long. At present I travel for an Italian house in London, spending the summer in Wales, and the winter in England." "And what do you sell?" said I.
Gaspare stood in the middle of the narrow doorway. "The Signorina is in the garden." "Waiting for me?" "Si, Signore." "Very well." He moved to enter the house; but Gaspare stood still where he was. "Signore," he said. Artois stopped at the door-sill. "What is it?" "What are you going to do here?" At last Gaspare was frankly the watch-dog guarding the sacred house.
It is a wise body, that doeth much good, and preventeth much harm. None speak evil of the secret councils on the Rialto, where men are more given to gainful industry that to wild discussions of their rulers' acts. But, Signore, be he of this or that council, or merely of the Senate, a heedful hint has fallen from his lips of the danger we are in of losing " "We!
Did I ever call her le Feu-Follet?" "Non always ze Ving-y-Ving; never anything else; but " "Your pardon, Signore; have the goodness to answer my questions. I called the felucca ze Ving-and-Ving; and I called myself le Capitaine Smeet; is it not true?" "Si Ving-y-Ving and il Capitano Smees Sir Smees, a signore of an illustrious English family of that name, if I remember right."
"Signor Vice-governatore, I ask the favor of one moment's private conference; Signor Vito Viti, give us leave a single moment, if you please. I perceive, Signore," continued Raoul, as he and Andrea walked a little aside, "that you have not easily forgotten my little fanfaronade about our English Cicero. But what will you have? we sailors are sent to sea children, and we know little of books.
"I would rather speak English," said the Italian; "I speak a little Welsh, when my business leads me amongst people who speak no other language, but I see no necessity for speaking Welsh here." "It is a pity," said I, "that so beautiful a country as Italy should not be better governed." "It is, signore," said the Italian; "but let us hope that a time will speedily come when she will be so."
Out sped Silvestro into the wood, the Sub-Prefect bareheaded behind him. In a glade not far from the hermitage sat the two archers. The horses were tethered to one tree, Castracane to another. Seeing their chief, the men sprang to attention; their astonishment at what followed was no greater than Castracane's. "Loose him, Signore," says Silvestro. The Sub-Prefect with a knife cut his bonds.
Then came a man carrying a gun, whose smile and greeting invited question. "Can you tell me the name of the stream which flows into the sea just beyond here?" "Signore, it is the Galeso." My pulse quickened with delight; all the more when I found that my informant had no tincture of the classics, and that he supported Galeso against Gialtrezze simply as a question of local interest.
These were brought by Tato, who then sat in the duke's lap and curled up affectionately in his embrace, while the brigand's expression softened and he stroked the boy's head with a tender motion. Uncle John watched the little scene approvingly. It was the first time he had seen Tato since the child had lured him through the tunnel. "Your son, Duke?" he asked. "Yes, signore; my only child.
"So much, Signore," returned Adelheid, who had wept and smiled by turns during the interrupted dialogue of her father and his friend, "that I can repeat most of your youthful histories. The castle of Willading is deep among the mountains, and it is rare indeed for the foot of stranger to enter its gates.
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