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upon your telling this instant,' said Madame Montoni 'O dear madam!

I would not tell for a hundred sequins! You would not have me forswear

myself madam!' exclaimed Annette

'I will not wait another nor shall be informed of this directly,' rejoined her mistress:

'he will make you discover all' 'It is Ludovico, who has discovered,' said Annette: 'but for nor, and you shall know all directly'

Madame Montoni said, that she would not

'Well then, nor, my master,

is--is--that is, he only thinks so, and any body, you know, nor, my master, is--is--' 'Is what?' said her lady, ireat robber--that is--he

is going to rob on his own account;--to be, (but I am sure I don't

understand what he means) to be a--captain of--robbers' 'Art thou in thy senses, Annette?' said Madame Montoni; 'or is this a

trick to deceive me? Tell me, this instant, what Ludovico DID say to

thee;--no equivocation;--this instant'