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"Signer Rivarez," interposed Gemma, coming forward, "my lodgings are quite close. Let us take the child in there. Then, if you cannot find a vettura, I will manage to put it up for the night." He turned round quickly. "You don't mind?" "Of course not. Good-night, Mme. Reni!"
There are some Christmas roses for you, Signor Rivarez; I know you are fond of flowers." She sat down beside the table and began clipping the stalks of the flowers and arranging them in a vase. "Well, Rivarez," said Galli; "tell us the rest of the puma-hunt story; you had just begun." "Ah, yes!
"But that's not always an easy resolution to stick to." The Gadfly looked up, smiling. "No fear! If I'd been going in for that sort of thing, I should have done it long ago." "Anyway, you are not going to be left alone," Riccardo answered drily. "Come into the other room a minute, Galli; I want to speak to you. Good-night, Rivarez; I'll look in to-morrow."
That's only human nature, and it's hard on a man to have his little slips of twenty years ago raked up and thrown in his teeth " "Has Rivarez brought up some personal secret of the interrogating officer?" "Well, really the poor fellow got into debt when he was a cavalry officer, and borrowed a little sum from the regimental funds " "Stole public money that had been intrusted to him, in fact?"
There was a short silence, then another restless movement; then the quick, heavy, panting breath of a man clenching his teeth to suppress a groan. He went back into the room. "Can I do anything for you, Rivarez?" There was no answer, and he crossed the room to the bed-side. The Gadfly, with a ghastly, livid face, looked at him for a moment, and silently shook his head.
No one is dragging me into anything. I have made this decision of my own will, after thinking the matter well over alone. You have a personal dislike to Rivarez, I know; but we are talking of politics now, not of persons." "Madonna! Give it up! That man is dangerous; he is secret, and cruel, and unscrupulous and he is in love with you!" She drew back.
Gemma, dear, I brought Signor Rivarez out to show him our beautiful view; I must leave him under your care. I know you will look after him and introduce him to everyone. Ah! there is that delightful Russian prince! Have you met him? They say he is a great favourite of the Emperor Nicholas. He is military commander of some Polish town with a name that nobody can pronounce. Quelle nuit magnifique!
"I shall take good care he doesn't," the Governor muttered to himself as he went out. "His Eminence can go hang with his sentimental scruples for all I care. Rivarez is chained pretty tight now, and is going to stop so, ill or not." "But how can it have happened? To faint away at the last moment, when everything was ready; when he was at the very gate! It's like some hideous joke."
"Yes; but once the man is here and is sure to be talked about, of course Grassini wants his house to be the first place where the new lion will be on show. You may be sure Rivarez has heard nothing of Grassini's disapproval. He may have guessed it, though; he's sharp enough." "I did not even know he had come." "He only arrived yesterday. Here comes the tea.
"Another new pamphlet?" "A stupid thing this wretched man Rivarez sent in to yesterday's committee. I knew we should come to loggerheads with him before long." "What is the matter with it? Honestly, Cesare, I think you are a little prejudiced. Rivarez may be unpleasant, but he's not stupid." "Oh, I don't deny that this is clever enough in its way; but you had better read the thing yourself."
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