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Roman Bandits.

           

           "‘Well,’saidCucumetto,‘haveyouexecutedyourcommission?’

           "‘Yes,captain,’returnedCarlini.‘Atnineo’clocktomorrowRita’sfatherwillbeherewiththemoney.’—‘Itiswell;inthemeantime,wewillhaveamerrynight;thisyounggirlischarming,anddoescredittoyourtaste.Now,asIamnotegotistical,wewillreturntoourcomradesanddrawlotsforher.’—‘Youhavedetermined,then,toabandonhertothecommonlaw?’saidCarlini.

           "‘Whyshouldanexceptionbemadeinherfavor?’

           "‘Ithoughtthatmyentreaties’—

           "‘Whatrighthaveyou,anymorethantherest,toaskforanexception?’—‘Itistrue.’—‘Butnevermind,’continuedCucumetto,laughing,‘soonerorlateryourturnwillcome.’Carlini’steethclinchedconvulsively.

           "‘Now,then,’saidCucumetto,advancingtowardstheotherbandits,‘areyoucoming?’—‘Ifollowyou.’

           "Cucumettodeparted,withoutlosingsightofCarlini,for,doubtless,hefearedlestheshouldstrikehimunawares;butnothingbetrayedahostiledesignonCarlini’spart.Hewasstanding,hisarmsfolded,nearRita,whowasstillinsensible.Cucumettofanciedforamomenttheyoungmanwasabouttotakeherinhisarmsandfly;butthismatteredlittletohimnowRitahadbeenhis;andasforthemoney,threehundredpiastresdistributedamongthebandwassosmallasumthathecaredlittleaboutit.

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