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The door opened, revealing an ugly old woman whose face was sallow and wrinkled, and ore a red kerchief tied over her white hair

As soon as she saw the chauffeur she welco hinore," explained the nore is welcome," replied the old woman as she clattered into the narrow, cheaply furnished little sitting-roo closed

Truly, it was an uninviting place, which sarlic and of the paraffin oil hich the tiled floors had been rubbed

"You will require another certificate of identity, signore," said thecontraband across the Alps And delving into his pocket he produced an Ah the embossed stamp of the United States Governraph and signature With it the : "When you have your picture taken and affixed to it, all you have to do is to dahtly and impress this staet this fro that it was a replica of the United States consular seal

The : "They make passports of all countries in Spain You pay for the sta to the passport restrictions Besides, in every country there are passport officers who are arinned

What he said was true At no period has it ever been more easy for a cri, of course, that he is a cosh took the passport and the disc, adding: "How anore All I ask you is to conforood wife here You are not the first guest they have had for whohed the old woman "Do you recollect the syndic of Porticello, hoe had hiot safely away to Argentina and took the money, three million lire, with hinora But the Signore Inglese o out in the daytilish papers and books of Luccoli, in the Via Bosco They will serve to while away the time"