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Updated: May 15, 2025
His retainer listened in silence, looking at Umslopogaas rather sulkily. Then we walked into the house. As we went the Captain said, "Señor Thomaso he calls himself Señor is my manager here and a clever man, honest too in his way and attached to me, perhaps because I saved his life once.
"Is there not enough death here already?" "Yes," answered Umslopogaas, "I think there is. Best that this jackal should live to eat his own shame," and he cast Thomaso to the ground, where he lay groaning. Robertson, who was still asleep in the waggon, woke up at the noise, and descended from it, looking dazed.
"I'm afraid that this affair may be found out, Mesty; the woman will spread the report of having been attacked by a black friar, and that will lead to suspicion, as the other friars of the convent knew that you left with Friar Thomaso." "So I tink dat, but when a man starve, he quite forget his thought." "I don't blame you; but now I must talk to Don Philip."
Mesty then quitted the cell and was shown out of the monastery. "By de holy poker he one damn rascal!" muttered Mesty, as he was once in the open air. "But stop a little." The Ashantee soon arrived at the barracks, and repeated the whole of the conference between him and the Friar Thomaso. "It must be poison, of course," observed Gascoigne; "suppose we try it upon some animal?"
And from this day forth I vote that Thomaso should be our captain. Struzza. Aye, in Matteo's stead. All. Right, right. Abellino. To which I say amen with all my heart. Now, then, all is decided.
After many pros and cons, it was at last decided that the money should be given to Mesty; but Mesty should state, when he took the money to the friar, that he had administered the powder, and claim it when he presented it. The next day, the order for the money was given to Mesty, and he went to Friar Thomaso with it. The friar hastened with Mesty to the monastery, and sent for the interpreter.
Meanwhile Captain Robertson, who I think had been taking a stirrup cup to cheer him on the road, was making his farewells down in what was known as "the village," for I saw him there kissing a collection of half-breed children, and giving Thomaso instructions to look after them and their mothers.
Don Philip and Agnes left them, to go to Don Rebiera, and make him acquainted with what had passed, and to ask his advice. When they went into the room, Don Rebiera immediately accosted his son. "Have you heard, Philip, that Friar Thomaso has returned at last? so the servants tell me." "The report may be fortunate," replied Don Philip; "but I have another story to tell you."
Look to yourselves, my lads." And in the same instant he collected his forces together, threw the gigantic Matteo over his head as had he been an infant, knocked Struzza down on the right hand, and Pietrino on the left, tumbled Thomaso to the end of the room head over heels, and stretched Baluzzo without animation upon the neighbouring benches.
Mesty then quitted the cell, and was shown out of the monastery. "By de holy poker, he one d n rascal!" muttered Mesty, as he was once in the open air. "But stop a little." The Ashantee soon arrived at the barracks, and repeated the whole of the conference between him and Friar Thomaso. "It must be poison, of course," observed Gascoigne; "suppose we try it upon some animal?"
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