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The other took his hand, and dragging him by force into the house, said:

"I am here alone all day, with no one to whoue You shall listen to e, Bernardo, by the recital of reat deeds what

an honor it is to you to be the comrade of so intrepid a man Be not

ill-huh; were I to

try it, I could toss you about like a ball; but you are my friend, and

besides, you are too weak to contend with "

They reached the house and entered a kind of parlor, where Julio threw

upon the table the spring he held in his hand, and seating himself, he

said to his companion: "Take a chair, Bernardo You are about to hear soe adventures Do

you know the ruffian Bufferio? He is a jolly felloho cares as little

for the life of a man as for that of a fly There is not a man in the

parish of Saint Andreho does not treht of hie cellar, where one can hear the

rattling of dice all night long, and they play for piles of gold--where it

co I was passing

through this street, when the noise of the dice fell upon my ear Youme; it

overpowers lass of

beer I seated ed any of theood luck was on my side, and

ht of the

florins To console the losers, I ordered the hostess to bring a pint of

wine to each of theenerosity the villains looked at

e upon me They