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Roman Bandits.

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           "Mydearfellow,"saidAlbert,turningtoFranz,"hereisanadmirableadventure;wewillfillourcarriagewithpistols,blunderbusses,anddouble-barrelledguns.LuigiVampacomestotakeus,andwetakehimwebringhimbacktoRome,andpresenthimtohisholinessthePope,whoaskshowhecanrepaysogreataservice;thenwemerelyaskforacarriageandapairofhorses,andweseetheCarnivalinthecarriage,anddoubtlesstheRomanpeoplewillcrownusattheCapitol,andproclaimus,likeCurtiusandtheveiledHoratius,thepreserversoftheircountry."WhilstAlbertproposedthisscheme,SignorPastrini’sfaceassumedanexpressionimpossibletodescribe.

           "Andpray,"askedFranz,"wherearethesepistols,blunderbusses,andotherdeadlyweaponswithwhichyouintendfillingthecarriage?"

           "Notoutofmyarmory,foratTerracinaIwasplunderedevenofmyhunting-knife."

           "IsharedthesamefateatAquapendente."

           "Doyouknow,SignorPastrini,"saidAlbert,lightingasecondcigaratthefirst,"thatthispracticeisveryconvenientforbandits,andthatitseemstobeduetoanarrangementoftheirown."DoubtlessSignorPastrinifoundthispleasantrycompromising,forheonlyansweredhalfthequestion,andthenhespoketoFranz,astheonlyonelikelytolistenwithattention."Yourexcellencyknowsthatitisnotcustomarytodefendyourselfwhenattackedbybandits.

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