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Arrived at the inn, the new companions shared a bottle of wine which, in Renzo's excited condition, soon mounted to his head. Another bottle was called for; and the landlord, being asked if he had a bed, produced pen, ink, and paper, and demanded his name, surname and country. "What has all this to do with my bed?" "I do my duty. We are obliged to report everyone that sleeps in the house."
Owing to the ravages of war and the disturbed state of the country, much land lay uncultivated and deserted; insupportable taxes were levied; and no sooner had the deficient harvest been gathered in than the provisions for the army, and the waste which always accompanies them, made a fearful void in it. What had attracted Renzo's attention was but the sudden exacerbation of a chronic disease.
Their powerful protector easily secured Renzo's pardon, and shortly afterwards they were happily married and settled in Bergamo, where abundant prosperity came to them; and, furthermore, they were blessed with a large family, of whom the first, being a girl, was named Maria. Mr. Midshipman Easy Frederick Marryat, novelist and captain in the navy, was born in London on July 10, 1792.
"Oh, so I'm to tell my business, am I? This is something new. Supposing I had come to Milan to confess, I should go to a Capuchin father, not to an innkeeper." "Well, if you won't, you won't!" said the landlord, with a glance at Renzo's companion. "I've done my duty." So saying, he withdrew, and shortly afterwards the new-found friend insisted on taking his departure.
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