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On the table, beside the lae knife, and near it a piece of

linen and so that the wo these arms when the knock at the door interrupted her

All these instruments of murder filled with terror the heart of thethe

as he reflected upon the horror of his position However, a few moments

only were left him, for the door of the house soon opened and he heard

steps on the staircase

The woman entered and said: "Bufferio will soon be here When he has the dice in his hand, it is

difficult to tear hinor,

that he has drank deeply Look well to yourself, and if you value your

life, do not irritate hi you as he would of crushing a worm Apart from that, he is the

best man in the world"

She seated herself at the table, took up the knife and linen, and

continued her occupation, whilst observing the stranger with a suspicious

eye

He had pulled the hood of the cloak over his face and seated hiuely upon space, like a itated, and frolanced towards the table he ;ra, hile continuing to clean the blade of