This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...her lover was downstairs, feigned sudden indisposition, and told all her servants to go to bed. Hereupon the men-servants all went out of the house to sleep, as it was Carnival-time, and their master was away, leaving only the old cellarer and two pages, lads of about fourteen years, at home. The women of the house ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...her lover was downstairs, feigned sudden indisposition, and told all her servants to go to bed. Hereupon the men-servants all went out of the house to sleep, as it was Carnival-time, and their master was away, leaving only the old cellarer and two pages, lads of about fourteen years, at home. The women of the house went to their beds; and, when she knew that they were all sleeping, Camilla crept downstairs with the maid, as quietly as she could, to fetch Cornelio up to her chamber. While all this was going on, the watch happened to pass along the street. The head of the police at that time was a certain Monsignor Sandio, a very tall, big man, such as one seldom sees, who as his lieutenant had one Mombojero. Having heard of the fray (which was now over), and finding a groom in the service of Signor Galeazzo Sanseverino (Master of the Horse to his most Christian Majesty the King) half dead, and his body still warm, the captain of the watch called up the neighbours, and sought to know from them how the fight began. But these could tell nothing, save that they had heard a great outcry and clash of arms. Then one of them suddenly said that he had seen a tall fellow, sword in hand, go into Madonna Camilla's house, at whose threshold the dead groom lay. So the officer went thither, and, knocking loudly, called out in French, "What ho, there! Let me in!" At this the lovers were greatly terrified, as they believed that some spy had found out that Cornelio was there. Camilla had only just joined her gallant in the room below, and was about to give him an affectionate embrace, he doing likewise, when, lo and behold! the watch knocked at the door. Startled by the noise, Cornelio, quick as thought, clapped two stools one upon another, and, helped by Camilla an...
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