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It must be superfluous to inform my readers that all Venice became

furious at this new insolence Within the memory of man had no one

ever treated with such derision the celebrated Venetian police, or

set the Doge's power at defiance with such proud temerity This

occurrence threw the whole city into confusion; every one was on the

look-out; the patrols were doubled; the sbirri extended their

researches on all sides; yet no one could see, or hear, or discover

the most distant trace of Abellino

The priests in their sereance of Heaven to crush this insolent offender The ladies

were ready to swoon at the very name of Abellino, for who could

assure theht not pay THEM

the same compliment which he had paid to Rosabella? As for the old

women, they unanimously asserted that Abellino had sold himself to

the Prince of Darkness, by whose assistance he was enabled to sport

with the patience of all pious Venetians, and deride the ination The Cardinal and his associates were

proud of their terrible confederate, and looking forith

confidence to the triu The

deserted family of Conari called down curses on his ed into a sea of sulphur,