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Thus far the story had been told an to envy her for her share in the adventure

The kiss which she had received from the bravo afforded the out a few reat service," said one, "and there's no saying how

far the fair Rosabella in the war her preserver" "Very true," observed another,

"and for

alone with a pretty girl, whose life he had just saved, should have

gone away contented with a single kiss" "Coe uncharitably; the fact h I MUST say, that gentlemen of

Abellino's profession are not usually so pretty-behaved, and that

this is the first time I ever heard of a bravo in the Platonics"

In short, Rosabella and the horrible Abellino furnished the indolent

and gossiping Venetians with conversation so long, that at length

the Doge's niece was universally known by the honourable appellation

of the "Bravo's Bride"

But no one gave hiood but proud Andreas He immediately issued orders that

every person of suspicious appearance should be watched ht patrols were doubled, and spies were eence of Abellino; and yet all was in

vain Abellino's retreat was inscrutable