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"Give the ten thousand scudi at once!" said Albani, with decision
"And the drops?"
"The pope's wine is too strong: I will reduce it a little with this pure
water"() () The poison, Acqua Tofana, is pure and clear as water,
without taste or smell It is prepared froredients, which,
however, are only known to the makers of it That the Acqua
Tofana is made fro, is an idle tale Allessandro Borgia was the
first to bring it into use