Agnes: A Tale of the Streets — page 112: what you’re looking at

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AGNES OR, BEAUTY AND PLEAST RE. 290 Leros and the next instant Columella was smitten down upon the pavement. “Ah!” thundered Raguso, snatching up the loaded pistol: “are we to have violence here ?” “ Peace, peace! I ecommand you!” cried Ortona. Good heavens! under what auspices is our expe- dition to commence!” “My lord,” suid Columella, rising up slowly and painfully from the floor, “I demand justice againet this young Englishman.” * Permit me to observe,” eaid the Princess of Spartivento, “that Signor Columella was the aggressor. Ho called Signor De Vere a spy; whoreas the charge has been fully disproved.” “With due deference to your Highness,” said Columella, whose countenance was white with rage, “I do not consider that the charge has been lisproved. I¢ has only been shown that Fussano le nepy: i¢ has not been demonetrated that De Vere is not! ~=Thoey might have been acting sepa- No. 90.—AGNuB ee $e eet rately and severally: then, by @ coincidence, Da Vere might have addressed himself iu confidence tu Fossano; and Fossano, thinking to save himeelf from suspicion, may have turned round upon the Englishman and denounced him.” “Cease this ridiculous prating !” cried Charles, “ Here is the proof that lam noepy! This is the very billet which 1 dictyted to Fussano in the guard.room, and whicb he tossed into the fire. It was not consumed —and just now I recovered it, Lvok ! it is in the eame cipher, and in its meaning is Dot very different from the second billet which I dictated to Fossano, and which Signor Voitura bore to Captuin St. Didier, My lord, read it aloud.” The Marquia took the singed paper, and read the contents as follow :— “No attempt is to be made for the present ; but 1 am leaving Turin to follow up a clue whigk Vow LI. comilcloo CO