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"Fool! God has abandoned me!" muttered the other between his teeth

"There is my uncle with Mr Van de Werve," said Geronimo

"Cheer up, Simon; hide your emotion When I am my own master, I will aid

you in your affairs In the meantime put your trust in God"

The man with the scarcheerfully to meet Mr Van de Werve, he said to his companion: "My emotion was natural under the circumstances; now that the blow has

fallen, it is all over Pained as I aratulate you

cordially If I could only obtain the reeable! I will do all in my power"

Mr Van de Werve joined them, and after the first salutations said to the

old Deodati: "I anor Simon

Turchi, who is at the head of the house of the Buonvisi, and who

frequently does me the honor to visitSinor is from Lucca, and the son of an esteenor Deodati," replied Simon

Turchi "My father often spoke of your rant

you prosperity in Brabant!"