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Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow

           OutagainforCivitaVecchia,soawayto—hey!there’snoroomforNaples;’hehadgottothewallbythistime;‘butit’sallone;it’sinthere!’

           Heremainedonhisknees,lookingupathisfellow-prisonerwithalivelylookforaprison.Asunburnt,quick,lithe,littleman,thoughratherthickset.Earringsinhisbrownears,whiteteethlightinguphisgrotesquebrownface,intenselyblackhairclusteringabouthisbrownthroat,araggedredshirtopenathisbrownbreast.Loose,seaman-liketrousers,decentshoes,alongredcap,aredsashroundhiswaist,andaknifeinit.

           ‘JudgeifIcomebackfromNaplesasIwent!Seehere,mymaster!CivitaVecchia,Leghorn,PortoFino,Genoa,Cornice,OffNice(whichisinthere),Marseilles,youandme.TheapartmentofthejailerandhiskeysiswhereIputthisthumb;andhereatmywristtheykeepthenationalrazorinitscase—theguillotinelockedup.’

           Theothermanspatsuddenlyonthepavement,andgurgledinhisthroat.

           Somelockbelowgurgledinitsthroatimmediatelyafterwards,andthenadoorcrashed.Slowstepsbeganascendingthestairs;theprattleofasweetlittlevoicemingledwiththenoisetheymade;andtheprison-keeperappearedcarryinghisdaughter,threeorfouryearsold,andabasket.

           ‘Howgoestheworldthisforenoon,gentlemen?Mylittleone,yousee,goingroundwithmetohaveapeepatherfather’sbirds.Fie,then!Lookatthebirds,mypretty,lookatthebirds.’

           Helookedsharplyatthebirdshimself,asheheldthechildupatthegrate,especiallyatthelittlebird,whoseactivityheseemedtomistrust.

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