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She thought she saw Temistocle tremble with excitement. But still he hesitated. "Signora, my conscience," he said, in a low voice of protestation. "Come," said Madame Mayer, impatiently, "there is another there are a hundred scudi that is all I have got," she added, turning down her empty glove. Suddenly Temistocle put out his hand and grasped the bank-notes eagerly.
I will take you to a place where you can dress." Del Ferice submitted almost blindly. By especial good fortune the footman did not come out into the hall. Donna Tullia and her guests had finished dinner, and the servants had retired to theirs; indeed the footman had complained to Temistocle of being called away from his meal to open the door.
"Your excellency need only knock at the upper door," he said to Hedwig, "and I will open. I will watch, lest anyone should enter from above." "You may watch till the rising of the dead," thought Nino, and Hedwig stood aside on the narrow step, while Temistocle went up.
I also paid for my lodging, and gave her a franc for herself, which pleased her very much. I meant to steal away about ten o'clock, or as soon as I had seen Nino and communicated to him the result of my interview with Temistocle.
Then the Cardinal sent for the police register of the district where Del Ferice lived, and in which the name, nationality, and residence of every individual in the "Rione" or quarter were carefully inscribed, as they still are. Running his eye down the list, the Cardinal came upon the name of "Temistocle Fattorusso, of Naples, servant to Ugo dei Conti del Ferice:" an idea struck him.
"He lives here, but he is gone to Naples," answered Temistocle, promptly. "When will he be back?" she inquired. The man raised his shoulders to his ears, and spread out the palms of his hands to signify that he did not know. Donna Tullia hesitated. She had never attempted to bribe anybody in her life, and hardly knew how to go about it.
Temistocle had cheated her, had lied in telling her that his master was absent, had taken her bribe and had fled. He would easily find an excuse for having allowed her to enter; and with his quick valet's instinct, he guessed that she would not confess to Del Ferice that she had bribed him. Ugo came forward a step and instantly recognised Madame Mayer.
"Pardon, excellency; I thought " began Temistocle humbly; but Hedwig interrupted him. "Temistocle," she said, "I have no money to give you, as I told you yesterday. But here is another stone, like the other. Take it, and arrange this matter as best you can." Temistocle took the jewel and bowed to the ground, eying curiously the little case from which she had taken it.
Temistocle sat himself down to wait on an old bench that had been put there, and the light of the full moon made the place as bright as day. Now the lock on the door was rusty, like the one below, and creaked loudly every time it was turned. But Temistocle fancied it would not be heard in the great building, and felt quite safe. Sitting there, he nodded and fell asleep, tired with the watching.
The Neapolitan pushed his master out upon the stairs, urging him to use all speed. As the two men hurried along the dark street they conversed in low tones. Del Ferice was trembling in every joint. "But Donna Tullia," he almost whined. "I cannot leave her so she must know " "Save your own skin from the Holy Office, master," answered Temistocle, dragging him along as fast as he could.
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