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upon his countenance, and seating hiive me, Julio, for my harsh words; they were spoken in impatience It

is too early yet for you to do what I wish, and I rong to co absence"

The servant, surprised at his arded hier?" he demanded

Turchi took his hand, and said, piteously: "Alas! Julio, my friend, to-morrow, in all probability, ill be cast,

eon, there to await an infanor, which inspires such a thought?" asked

Julio, tre

"No; I have heard a terrible piece of news Geroni towards the Hospital Grounds

The bailiff has deter all the cellars in

that vicinity, and even to dig the ground on the spot where ents are to proceed at daybreak to the Hospital

meadows, and as they cannot fail to remark that the earth has been newly

turned up, they will certainly discover what they seek You pushed

Geronimo into the arm-chair; you buried his body; consequently you will

accompany me to the scaffold, unless, in your capacity of servant, they

you or break you on the wheel O Julio! does not this

information awaken you to a sense of our perilous condition?"