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Updated: May 4, 2025
"You will have first to authenticate your assertions!" responded Stephano, with a rude laugh. "Here is the documental authentication!" said Joseph Ribas, handing a paper to Stephano. The latter, after attentively reading the documents, bowed reverentially, and said: "Sir, it appears that I was certainly mistaken.
Moreover," continued Isaachar, still speaking in a rapid, excited tone "moreover, Stephano was hired by the countess to regain them from me!" "Liar!" thundered the marquis, again rushing toward the defenseless old man. "Patience, my lord patience for an instant and you will see that I am no utterer of base falsehoods.
Then without further remonstrance, but with many profound sighs, Isaachar proceeded to fetch a small iron box from another room; and in a few moments the diamond case, made of sandal wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, was in the bandit captain's hands. "Let me convince myself that it is all right!" exclaimed Stephano, examining the lid of the case.
Natalie had begged to be left alone she needed solitude and prayer. The priest, Joseph Ribas, and the sacristan, Stephano, gave him sly, interrogating glances. "I am satisfied with you," said Orloff, with a smile. "You are both excellent actors. This new little countess was pleased and touched by your discourse, Joseph, my very worthy priest. Where did you learn this new villainy?"
Calm reigns again in the house, the dog, most likely dead, is silent; the old man, who perhaps has received his death-blow, coughs no more; the children sleep, and the women, afraid of the singular caresses of the monk, sheer off into a corner; the remainder of the night passed off quietly. At day-break I rose; Stephano was likewise soon up.
I felt quite certain that in the splendid uniform I was now wearing nobody would recognize the miserable-looking abbe who, but for Friar Stephano, would have become God knows what!
Thus speaking, the lieutenant produced from beneath his cloak a heavy bag of gold; and Isaachar, now considerably relieved of his apprehensions, led the way into the apartment where he had received the Marquis of Orsini and Stephano de Verrina during the past night. "Hast thou heard my message, Israelite?" demanded the lieutenant. "Yes, yes; and his lordship is a worthy man an estimable man.
He talked and talked about everything but the matter in their minds until half-past ten o'clock, when his man came after him. Thereupon he rose, like an obedient child, and wished them "Good-night." "Stephano is my guardian angel," he said "a being of painful punctuality. But he adds years to my life. He forgets nothing.
Flora, forgetting the danger of re-entering the walls of the terrible institution, exclaimed, "Follow me it may not be too late I will show you the cell " And she once more passed through the aperture, closely followed by Stephano, Piero, Lomellino, and a dozen other banditti.
This deed of gift is en regle, and is undersigned by his grace the Russian ambassador. You will pardon me, as I only acted according to my orders." Joseph Ribas answered Stephano's reverential bow with a haughty nod. "Go," said he, "take off the seals in the quickest possible time, and then away with you!" But as Stephano was about retiring with his people, Joseph Ribas beckoned him back again.
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