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"Undoubtedly," said Renzo, "if we were married-The world is

before us; and at a short distance from this, in Bergamo, a silk

weaver is received with open arms. You know how often my cousin

Bartolo has solicited me to go there, and enter into business

with him; how many times he has told me that I should make a

fortune, as he has done; and if I never listened to his request,

it was-because my heart was here. Once married, we would all go

together, and live happily far from the clutches of this villain,

far from the temptation to do a rash deed. Is it not so, Lucy?"

"Yes," said Lucy, "but how--"

"As I said," resumed Agnes, "courage and dexterity, and the thing

is easy."

"Easy!" exclaimed they, in wonder.