Mezzoni the Brigand — page 81: what you’re looking at

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MEZZONI THE BRIGAND. 73 her vail as she became seated, displaying a face of youth and beauty with an eager and nervous expres- sion, which lighted up her deep black eyes and heightened the rich color of her complexion. To the servant’s announcement that a lady awaited him in his sitting-room, his master replied sternly, upbraiding him for admitting any one, saying’: ‘This is the second time within twenty-four hours that you have disobeyed my orders. Beware of the third and last time !’’ Then turning away from the trembling Beppo, he sought his own apartment. He could not imagine what lady should call on him. As he entered the room the lady turned her beauti- ful face upon him, covered with blushes. The astonishment of Alberto Corrello was plainly de- picted upon his face—indeed, for a moment, he could not speak for the surprise which mastered him. At last he said, almost in a whisper, as he leaned upon a chair for support: ‘‘Signora Amadeo, what does this mean?’’ *Alberto!’? she sighed, with downcast eyes and burning cheeks. “Ts it possible that you have run such a risk as this ?”’ ‘“T would dare anything, Alberto, for you,”’ she. said, without lifting her eyes to his face. “You cannot have been observed—your absence from home is not yet noticed. Hasten, | pray you, hasten away.”’ “Do you dismiss me thus, Alberto, you for whom I have risked everything in order to obtain this inter- view.”’ ‘‘Signora, think of the SeUn, of your honor, This is madness.”’ > Comicbooks €o