Volume II Part 28 (1/2)
Rolla let thefall again and looked impertinently at him
”My lord,” she said, with a courtesy, ”before I open this door you will pay me twenty thousand francs”
”Woman, are you mad?”
”Bah! you would shout so! I said twenty thousand francs, and I mean it
Here is et the key”
”Enough of this foolish talk,” cried the vicoe ”I paid your comrade the sum he demanded, and that settles it”
”You are hed Rolla ”If you do not pay, nothing will come of the affair”
”But this is a swindle,” said the vicoh the whole house,” growled Rolla ”Do you think it is a pleasure to abduct girls? Robeckal had enough trouble with the little one and--”
What Rolla said further was drowned by the noise Talizac ainst the door It did not ain, Robeckal hurried up with a long knife in his hand
”What is the ot his purse and thinks he can get the girl on credit,” ht Velletri up too; but as soon as he saw Robeckal's long knife, he turned about again The vicoive you all the money I have with me,” he said, as he turned the contents of his purse into Rolla's big hand ”Count and see how ht hundred francs,” counted the Cannon Queen; ”we shall keep the et the key”
”This is o; ”ill vouch to ain for the”We think as h-toned people”
”Scoundrels,” muttered Talizac, as he went aith Velletri ”If we could only do without them!”
CHAPTER XVI
MACHIAVELLI AND COMPANY
The Marquis of Fougereuse was sitting in his study, and Siain?” re
”God kno it happened, my lord; my plans were all so well laid that I cannot understand how the affair fell through?”