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Chain and lock creaked and jangled. The door swung inwards, and Ratuzzi appeared with the advocate. 'Signor l'Avvocato, I said, 'this gentleman will tell you everything it concerns you to know. Or stay. Do you speak English? 'I speak no language but my own, said the young advocate.
Wrested from mystery, it shall be used for mine. 'Come here again, I answered, 'three hours later, and I will answer you in one way or the other. 'Good, he responded, and signalled for the door to be opened. Ratuzzi himself answered the loud knock he gave, and my friendly gaoler asked me how I fared, and if I stood in need of anything. 'Nothing just now but time to think a little.
It was natural and illogical to scorn the people for believing in my guilt, whilst I allowed them to believe it. Yet I felt against them a sort of lofty anger, and felt myself affronted to think that anybody could regard me as being even likely to commit a murder. Ratuzzi was kind throughout, even when he believed me guilty; and Mr. Gregory after his first visit never failed me.
It was the jar of bolts, and the rattling fall of a chain, and the grating noise of a key in a lock which awoke me. I turned and recognised the man who entered an officer, by name Ratuzzi, to whom I had done some service in old days. I asked him feebly where I was and how I came there. 'In the town gaol, he answered gravely, and the solemnity of his face and tone chilled me.
I have not been plagued with any official severities, for Ratuzzi is mindful of old favours. He has told me only this morning that my father extended some such kindness to his father as that for which he bears such grateful memory to me. It was a small affair; a mere matter of money. Against my wish he brought to me a doctor and an advocate.
'Are you so eager for a case, signor? I asked him. 'I will pay you more to leave me alone than you can ask if you defend me. I had meant to sting him into leaving me. But his pale face did not even flush at the insult. 'I am engaged by my friend Ratuzzi, signor. Ratuzzi tells me it is beyond dreaming that you should be guilty of murder and theft.
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