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Abellino nodded to hiraciously condescended to grin upon him with a kind of half-

friendly s to recollect

himself, "thou art a fearful--a detestable man"

"Fearful?" answered the bravo; "dost thou think lads me to the very heart! Detestable? thatout gives no great proood entertain is certain

You and I stand on the sareatest e could not help s at the bravo's familiar tone

"Nay, nay," continued Abellino, "no sh a bravo, to coreat presu myself on a

level with a man whom I hold in my power, and who therefore is in

fact beneath e made a movement, as he would have left hi rudely, and he barred the

Doge's passage "Accident seldom unites in so sreat men Stay where you are, for I have

not done with you yet; we must have a little conversation"

"Hear nity

which he possessed; "thou hast received great talents froe? I here promise

you, on my most sacred word, pardon for the past, and protection for

the future, will you but name to me the villain who bribed you to

assassinate Conari, abjure your bloody trade, and accept an honest