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Not far from these two pillars is a sort of stone dais beneath a stone canopy, which was the very focus of the historic and municipal life of the place in mediæval days. Here, when Verona was a free city, the capitano del popolo was inaugurated; proclamations were read from it; criminals heard their sentences pronounced from it.
"It is only the injudicious activity of the soldiery that we really need fear; and I think it will be well, Senor Capitano, for you to permit my colleagues here to prepare a joint letter setting forth the fact of their detention by you as hostages for the good behaviour of all, and the unhappy consequences which must result to them from ill-advised action on the part of any one; so that I may have documentary evidence to exhibit in confirmation of my own statement, if I find such confirmation needful.
"Olimpia took it very ill," she wrote, "but the Signor Capitano talked her happier at least, he stayed a long time. I hope you will think it all for the best. I am very good, and kiss you many times, "Your BELAROBBA." Olimpia had indeed been very cross, as Captain Mosca would have testified. She had not, at any rate, talked him any happier: that he would have upheld with an oath.
Pardon, Senor Capitano, but this is a matter upon which I can afford you no information, and which I must absolutely refuse to discuss with you, or anyone." "Very well," said George, "be it so. But I suppose you will have no objection to inform me whereabout the Inquisition building is to be found?" "Where it is to be found?" reiterated Don Manuel. "Why assuredly . But stay.
Evander knew him for Halfman knew, too, that Halfman watched there for him, for the moment the curtains parted the sitter rose and, advancing towards the edge of the moat, waved and voiced salutation to Evander. "Give you good-morning, gallant capitano," he called. "Jocund day stands on the top of yon high eastern hill. Will it please your worthiness to be stirring?"
The people, full of wrath, thinking themselves insulted by the Capitano and abandoned by Giano della Bella, instead of going to the Signory went to the palace of the Capitano, of which they made themselves masters, and plundered it.
She observed a sudden stringing of his features. He called to the chief boatman, made his command intelligible to that portly capitano, and went on to Roland, who was puffing his after-breakfast cigarette in conversation with the tolerant English lady. 'You condescend to notice us, Signor Beauchamp, said Roland. 'The vessel is up to some manoeuvre?
Upon this, the judge determined to punish the accuser with the same penalties that the accused would have incurred had he been guilty, but Giorgio Scali, unable to save him either by his authority or entreaties, obtained the assistance of Tommaso Strozzi, and with a multitude of armed men, set the informer at liberty and plundered the palace of the Capitano, who was obliged to save himself by flight.
"Cicero!" repeated Andrea, in astonishment "he was a Roman, and an ancient, Capitano, and died before Inghilterra was known to the civilized world." Raoul perceived that he had reached too far, though he was not in absolute danger of losing his balance.
I congratulate you on the watch you keep, Messer Capitano. Your castle is so excellently patrolled that had I been minded for a climb I had scaled your walls and got within your gates without arousing any of your slumbering sentries." Fortemani eyed him with a lowering glance. The prosperity of the past four days had increased the insolence inherent in the man.
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