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Updated: June 16, 2025
Ganns," he said, "is my best friend in the world save and excepting one man only. He my first and most precious intimate dwells at Bellagio, on the opposite side of Lake Como from myself. Signor Virgilio Poggi is a bibliophile of European eminence and the most brilliant of men a great genius and my dearest associate for twenty-five years.
A few minutes later, Luigi Poggi, whose seat near the window overlooked the creek, saw him on the bank throwing small boulders at a flock of geese. He raised his hand, and snapping his fingers to attract attention, asked, and was given permission, to go to the spring for a bucket of water.
Drawn up in square near Castel Ceriolo, it checked them for a brief space, until, plied by cannon and charged by the enemy's horse, these chosen troops also began to give ground. But at this crisis Monnier's division of 3,600 men arrived, threw itself into the fight, held up the flood of white-coats around the hamlet of Li Poggi, while Carra St. Cyr fastened his grip on Castel Ceriolo.
He sees Assunta, who does not recognize him, and says that he has come from Virgilio Poggi, who is at death's door at Bellagio. "There was no weightier temptation possible than that. Redmayne forgets every other consideration and in five minutes has started for Bellagio. The boat is quickly in mid-lake under the darkness and there Albert meets his death and burial.
I unearthed the notorious and dreaded Sicilian desperado in his lair, and now he's cooling his heels in the parish prison along with his little friends." "Why I'm astonished." "Naturally! I found him in Joe Poggi's house. Mr. Poggi also languishes in the bastille." "How in the world "
Now the Florentines were already busy in Lombardy against Visconti, who besought Castruccio to make a diversion. This he readily did, taking Fucecchio and S. Miniato al Tedesco. Then hearing of trouble in Lucca, he returned and imprisoned the Poggi, who had risen against him; an old and notable family, but he spared them not.
"Can you beat that?" "I can't believe my senses. Why, Bernie's actually getting tough! Who is this fellow he's trailing?" "That? That's Joe Poggi, the owner of the fruit-stand. He's my best dago detective, and I sent him here to-night in case anything blew off. The woman is his wife lovely lady, too. 'Blackmail! Oh, Lord! I'll have to tell Poggi about this.
Redmayne had crossed after luncheon to visit his dearest friend, the book lover, Virgilio Poggi. "A book came by the postman, signora, and the master must needs hire boat and cross at once," explained Ernesto, who spoke good English and was proud of his accomplishment. Jenny waited impatiently and she was at the landing stage when Albert returned.
The elder was full of an approaching event. "To think that to-day you and Poggi meet!" he exclaimed. "Peter, my dear man, if you do not love Virgilio I shall be broken-hearted." "Albert," answered Mr. Ganns. "I have already loved Poggi for two years.
She waved her hand to both and entered the shop. Old Quimber caught Octavius by the arm to detain him a moment before he himself retraced his steps up street. "What d'ye think, Tave? they goin' to make a match on't, she an' Poggi? I see 'm together a sight." "You can't tell 'bout Aileen any more'n a weather-cock. She might go farther and fare worse."
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