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But where were the desperate, daring crew who had manned the gallant bark? where were those fearless freebooters who six days previously had sailed from Leghorn on their piratical voyage? where were those who hoisted the flag of peace and assumed the demeanor of honest trader when in port, but who on the broad bosom of the ocean carried the terrors of their black banner far and wide? where, too, was Stephano Verrina, who had so boldly carried off the Lady Nisida?
I will as surely sheathe this sword in Doria's heart as upon thy lips I will imprint the bridal kiss. VERRINA. Ye couple, the first that ever owed their union to the Furies, join hands! Thou wilt sheathe thy sword in Doria's heart? Take her! she is thine! Here kneels another citizen of Genoa and lays his faithful sword before the feet of innocence.
"But who has dared or rather, who will dare for that vision is a prospective warning of a deed to happen four days hence who, then, I ask, will dare to carry off the Lady Nisida my own loved and loving Nisida?" demanded Wagner, with increased impatience. "Stephano Verrina, the formidable captain of the Florentine banditti, has this night carried away thy lady-love, Wagner," replied the demon.
FIESCO. Your doubts are reasonable, but read these papers. Knowest thou not that the majestic sun himself must quit the heavens, and yield his sceptre to the radiant moon? Farewell, Doria, beauteous star! Patroclus to the shades is gone, And he was more than thou. This is horrible. CALCAGNO. Twelve victims at a blow! VERRINA. To-morrow in the senate-house!
"The diamonds, the diamonds, they are gone!" exclaimed the Jew, his voice becoming almost frantic with the wild hope that suddenly struck him of being able to shift the danger from his own head to that of another. "The captain of banditti, Stephano Verrina, was here a few hours ago, here, in this very room, and he sat where your lordship now sits!"
"I thank you thank you from the bottom of my soul, Signor Verrina," she said in another moment; for she felt how completely circumstances had placed her in the power of the bandit-chief, and how useless it was to offend him. "Here is your reward," and she presented him a heavy purse of gold. "Nay, keep the jingling metal, lady," said Stephano; "I stand in no need of it at least for the present.
For fourscore years it hung upon my temples, and now has left my bald head, chilled with the winter of age. The lock is weak, but 'twill suffice to fasten the purple on that young usurper. VERRINA. What mean these shouts? BOURGOGNINO. They proclaim Fiesco duke. Scipio! My father's looks are dreadful VERRINA. Leave me, my children. O Genoa! Genoa!
"Good-night. Farewell farewell, my friends!" cried Verrina; and clapping spurs to his steed, he struck into a quick gallop, his two mounted companions keeping pace with him, and riding one on either side, so as to prevent any possibility of escape on the part of Donna Nisida of Riverola.
"Dost grow sentimental, good captain?" exclaimed the man, whose ears were entirely unaccustomed to such language on the part of his chief. "Lomellino, my friend," answered Verrina, "when a man is smitten in a certain organ, commonly called the heart, he is apt to give utterance to that absurdity which the world denominates sentiment. Such is my case."
Fiesco! Andreas is returned half Genoa joins Andreas. Where is Fiesco? Drowning. ZENTURIONE. Does hell or madness prompt thy answer? VERRINA. Drowned if that sound better. I go to join Andreas. By Frederich Schiller PRESIDENT VON WALTER, Prime Minister in the Court of a German Prince. FERDINAND, his son; a Major in the Army; in love with Louisa Miller. WORM, Private Secretary to the President.
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