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was at Filippo greatly surprised as the chance these words and as soon offered the stranger. he turned toward of He saw a handsome man, young but the first rather slender build, the boy sight of that face convinced he should know its that owner he might, readily enough wherever see him. The fellow did not pay him but sat attention, gazing any further the at and appeared fixedly priest, devotions. absorbed in his own wholly on the A curious ring stranger's familiar had a strangely look, finger but at the time Filippo could not tell
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which
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spend
many
old
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an
hour;
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and
engaged
in
a
railing,
a
young down
laughed
at
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were
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whispered Filippo,
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run.
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of New
26th,
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South
26th,
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surely,
He
asked
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thou
didst
would
go,
earnest, moments.
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thee, wilt
thou
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among
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self
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home.
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father,
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awaiting
351
thy
abroad early that thou hast
awake be and the would attend sun, at the great Cathedral but I letter for my father and he will
So
"
DRAKE
Mazzi."
is
be the
worry." "
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Filippo
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;
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left
MAKERS,
Arcade,
supposed
am
watchfulness
my
fore
&
his
so
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for
where
I
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places,
do you
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he
thou
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,
customer.
November.
7th
Flemington,
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coming.
When found no what
step
goldsmith Vecchio,
on Ponte sauntered toward Filippo made so little but Vecchio, many to detours while collect his trying that it took him much longer thoughts to reach his destination than under circumstances. He remem ordinary that bered his promise to his father, return as soon as he would possible. should want to Suppose the stranger or him from detain him, prevent And then, going home at all again, what did the mysterious message he to go to and why was this mean, in a sorely-perplexed shop ? He was state of mind, but no sooner did he decide that he ought to walk boldly the a take different past shop or route than the desire to altogether follow that of advice became piece with him. It was the same strong fascination that had inexplicable drawn him toward the Duomo a few hours since that forced him finally to walk with no further briskly, to the shop at the end of deviations, Ponte Vecchio.
himself,
12th.
Octobpr.
Caulfield,
Canning,
Bank
Reference,
5,
last
on lad, thy my way aside into the shop of the at the far end of the Ponte the left, toward and wait my I not shall speak to thee
com over, being Filippo's to and speaking out, slipped no the became lost among one, his and the people, putting boy, sort of hands to. his curls in a dazed came out into the Piazza, fashion, and stared around him. His friend, if friend he were, had disappeared.
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He had to tread his way through a number of streets, and pass more than one notable church and palazzo, before he found himself at the steps of the Cathedral. He paused for a moment to his regain his breath after fast and then went into the walking, with the crowd of worship building outside. He pers that had gathered -was none too for Mass was soon, about to begin. he knelt Reverently in the grand Duomo, and now it was that unusual occurred. something was still a when Filippo kneeling, fellow who had seated himself young next
COUNTRY
W.
FLOORING,
GALVANISED
Timber
Building
vine him.
he had re-crossed Not long after near the Via de' Serragli its end; he reached the Ponte Vecchio where the and silversmiths and sil goldsmiths ver workers held sway,, their tiny locks on the doors shops with quaint to the old bridge like barna clinging cles to a rock. In the gay Via Tornan abuoni, aged woman limped up to him to buy a nose him, beseeching She was so forlorn gay of violets. that he could not resist, but handed her a few coins and fastened the as flowers in his jacket, he hurried she was him a off. wishing good
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.
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DOOR
why. panion
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tall
to certain pleasant connected with these streets, had chosen a round-' Filippo to the about journey Duomo, and he was' forced to the faster for hurry
mer,
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watches, miniatures, and other curiosi fragile snuff-boxes, ties which him. interested deeply He but a glance now at the gave a at windows, and only nod old who had just -Jacopo, opened his door and was in the morning drinking he awaited air while his first custo
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do
remember and be thee, he
said
he
but to say to thee, thou if to look for him in a few Thou canst amuse thy the trinkets meanwhile."
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