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What is this, Anselmo, this face that hangs between me and heaven, this pitying, sorrowing countenance? Ave Maria! Never! Never! Still of the earth, this melting mouth, these violet eyes, this brow of snow, this fragrant bosom pillowing my head! Mirage of fainting fancy, out, beautiful thing, away! Do not torment me with such a despairing lie! do not cheat me into death!
We left Melosan as he ran into the street in despair, hoping to find the missing girl. Had Jane run away? Had she been abducted? Two policemen were patrolling the Champs-Elysées, and Anselmo went up to them and politely asked them whether they had not seen his mistress, a young lady?
Anselmo Giustiniani was still the Republic's consul there, and lodging at the Venice Fondaco with Ursula his wife; but the serving men had said that they had never heard of Schopper of Nuremberg; nor was it strange that Kunz's coming should be unknown to them, inasmuch as, to be far from Ursula, he had found hospitality with the Genoese and not with the Venetians.
With all of these Gotz, as a hero in war, was on right friendly terms, and when they landed at Alexandria, Anselmo Giustiniani, the Consul, had given them all fine quarters in the Fondaco. Here, then, my new lover had met Ursula; howbeit, he made not himself known to her, by reason that already he had heard an evil report of her husband's dealings as Consul, and of her deeds and demeanors.
"Madame, for God's sake!" implored the young girl. "Show me to a room where I can lay the invalid down," said Anselmo roughly. "Yes, yes, directly. Follow me if you are in such a hurry," growled the woman. Just then two men who were intoxicated staggered into the hallway. "Ah, there is Zilda," cried one of them; "quick, old woman; come in and sing us a song."
She had freely confessed as much even under the very eyes of so lordly a suitor as Anselmo Giustiniani; and albeit Ann might be sure of his constancy, even in despite of Ursula, yet would he not deny that he could forgive Ursula much in that she had loved much, as the Scripture saith.
On the contrary, now that I had the means of enjoying myself, I was more careful that I did not by any indiscretion excite surmises. I generally devoted four days out of the seven in the week to the convent and to my professional occupation as music-master. To increase the difficulty of identification, I became more serious in my manner, more dirty in my person, as the brother Anselmo.
Lothario seeing the fixed determination of Anselmo, and not knowing what further examples to offer or arguments to urge in order to dissuade him from it, and perceiving that he threatened to confide his pernicious scheme to some one else, to avoid a greater evil resolved to gratify him and do what he asked, intending to manage the business so as to satisfy Anselmo without corrupting the mind of Camilla; so in reply he told him not to communicate his purpose to any other, for he would undertake the task himself, and would begin it as soon as he pleased.
Benedetto drew an elegant portfolio from his pocket, and took ten thousand-franc notes out of it which he laid upon the table. "Finish and sign the paper I dictated," he coldly said, "and the money is yours." Anselmo grew pale. Did Benedetto know of his troubles? Had he read his thoughts? "I will not do it," he said, rising up. "Keep your money, Benedetto; it would bring me misfortune."
A loud cry from the invalid's couch made him pause. Anselmo had gotten up, and, gazing at Fanfaro, stammeringly repeated: "Jane my Jane." "Do you know the young lady?" cried Fanfaro. "Certainly. Then it wasn't she whom I rescued from the river?" "No; but for God's sake calm yourself," said Fanfaro, as he saw Anselmo make a motion to spring out of bed.
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