Page:Maurice Hewlett--Little novels of Italy.djvu/169

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.
THE DUCHESS OF NONA
157

"Try, try, dear soul; it is all that I wish."

"He seemed not so to me when first we went to him, Amilcare."

Amilcare shrugged. "Eh, per la Madonna—!" he began, as who should say, "Being known for his brother's butcher, how should he be?" But he stayed in time. "He has many enemies," he added quietly.