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Montoni being now certain that these were the bands of the victorious

Utaldo, leaned fro his cap in the air; which co his spear, and then letting it down again suddenly, while so at a distance froe, and saluted Montoni as an old acquaintance The captain

hi, his bands halted while he conversed with

Montoni, whom he appeared much rejoiced to see; and from what he said,

E into their

own principality; while the nuons, that accompanied them,

contained the rich spoils of the enemy, their oounded soldiers, and

the prisoners they had taken in battle, ere to be ransohbouring states, should be

ratified

The chiefs on the following day were to separate, and each,

taking his share of the spoil, was to return with his own band to his

castle This was therefore to be an evening of uncoeneral

festivity, in coether, and of the farehich the commanders were about to take of

each other Emily, as these officers conversed with Montoni, observed with

adled with

the haughtiness of the nobless of those days, and heightened by the

gallantry of their dress, by the plu on their caps, the

armorial coat, Persian sash, and ancient Spanish cloak Utaldo, telling

Montoni that his are

at only a few miles distance, invited hi the ladies also, that they should be