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He uncorked one of the bottles and half eth and energy i his eye on the bottle, said: "It will take rave and

fill it up; but the rest of the ill requiretime to be separated from you, is it not? To keep me company, I

will take the half-e e and strength Now

to work!"

He re-corked the bottle, put it inside of his doublet, took the lae leading to the cellar in which Julio had thrown Geroni, and he had time to feel the effect of the wine, and

it so raised his spirits that he co the cellar he sang the first notes of a joyful song

But the words expired upon his lips, he trembled in every limb, and turned

ashy pale

A voice answered him from the cellar

Immovable from terror, Julio fixed his eyes upon the door, and strove to

comprehend the words which fell indistinctly upon his ear

"Heavens!" he exclai, he withdrew a short distance down the passage, and was for a