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Updated: June 11, 2025
My household effects I will sell, and then abandon the valley forever. Tato and I have some money, enough to live in quiet in some other land, where we shall be unknown." "A very good idea, Duke." "But from my respect for you, Signer Merreek, and from my daughter's love for your nieces the brave and beautiful signorini I shall dare to ask from you a favor.
"Yea, truly, signorini miei. This fellow-captive of mine was a cavaliere in his own land, but he had been betrayed and sold by his enemies, and he mourned piteously for la sposa sua his bride, as they say here. A goodly man and a tall, piteously cramped in the narrow deck, I grieved to leave him there when the good confraternita at Genoa paid my ransom.
So away they trooped, asking eager questions in their uncertain Italian but receiving no satisfactory reply until they reached the little office of the tax gatherer at the Catania Gate. "Ah, si, signorini mia," he answered, cheerfully, "il poco signore passato da stamattini." But he had not returned? Not yet. They looked at one another blankly.
But I regret to say it, signorini it is a reflection upon our advanced civilization and the good name of our people but sometimes a man who is rich disappears for a time, and no one knows how it is, or where he may be. He always returns; but then he is not so rich." "I understand. My uncle is captured by brigands, you think." "There are no brigands, signorina." "Or the Mafia, then."
I would like the sweet signorini to buy nice dresses, like those they themselves wear, for my little girl, and to teach her the good manners she could not gain as the brigand's daughter. Tato has the money to pay for everything but the kindness, if you will let her stay in your society until I can claim her.
But I must go now, instead of chattering here. Farewell, signorini, until to-morrow." "Will you not remain with us?" "Oh, no; although you are kind. I am expected home. But to-morrow I will come for the money. You will be silent?" "Surely, Tato." The child smiled upon them pleasantly. It was a relief to deal with two tender girls instead of cold and resentful men, such as she had sometimes met.
After assuring himself that the party of young Americans was quite separate from any straggling guest of the hotel, the child came near enough to say, in a low tone: "I have a message from Signor Merrick." They crowded around him eagerly then, raining questions from every side; but the boy shrank away and said, warningly: "If we are overheard, signorini mia, it will be very bad.
Do you know of them?" "No," said the other. He cast an uneasy glance up and down the street. "I will meet you again, signorini," he added. "Which is your hotel?" "The Castello-a-Mare. It is delightful," said Beth. He nodded, as if pleased. Then, folding his cloak about him, he murmured "adios!" and stalked away without another word or look. "Queer fellow," remarked Uncle John.
They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station. "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure. "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America. Our culture increases with our civilization.
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