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"Julio," said Geronimo, "keep me not in suspense Say that you will not

take my life Be merciful to the man whose nanor; rather than shed one drop of your blood, I would pay

the penalty of allows But I must reflect upon our

peculiar situation, for my mind is not clear; perhaps Iyou"

He withdrew to the corner of the cellar where he had been previously

seated, and ren of

the agitation of his arded hirees, however, his face wore an expression of sadness and surprise; it

seemed to him that Julio had fallen asleep He was mistaken, however, for

Julio arose after a while, and said: "Now I seethat, I

a halter for myself You must have patience

until to-, and the

ti to you But you must submit to a condition

which is necessary for the preservation of my own life To-morrow, at

daybreak, I shall quit the city and country Before leaving, I will set

you at liberty Do not attenor, and expect with confidence your deliverance"