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'I desire no reward, your excellenza,' replied Ludovico, 'but your

approbation Your excellenza has been sufficiently good to me already;

but I wish to have arms, that I may be equal to my eneainst a ghost,' replied the Count,

throwing a glance of irony upon the other servants, 'neither can bars,

or bolts; for a spirit, you know, can glide through a keyhole as easily

as through a door'

'Give me a sword, my lord Count,' said Ludovico, 'and I will lay all the

spirits, that shall attack me, in the red sea'

'Well,' said the Count, 'you shall have a sword, and good cheer, too;

and your brave coh to

reht in the chateau, since your boldness will certainly,

for this night, at least, confine all the led with fear in the th, they resolved to await the event of Ludovico's

rashness