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"Then you would not hesitate to undertake a difficult task?"

"Hesitate! you insult nor I would not hesitate were twenty swords

brandished over my head"

"Understand, Julio, that had I doubted your intrepidity, I would not have

spoken to you of such grave affairs I give you the highest proof of

confidence by intrusting eance to your hands I will tell you who

is my enemy, and where you can strike him secretly Kill him, and you

shall be liberally recompensed"

This mission appeared unpalatable to Julio

"Yes," he sta I will pick a

quarrel with your eneainst me, he

is a dead man"

"Impossible; he is of noble birth"

"And if I insulted him, his valets would fall upon me and beat me"

"That is true There is but one way, Julio; I will tell you where you can

stab hier"