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The announcement that his purpose was to take the vicar prisoner,

produced at once a wonderful effect; and the fury against that

unhappy person, which would have been aggravated by any attempt

at defiance, or refusal of concession, now, with the promise of

satisfaction, and, to speak in the Milanese fashion, with this

bone in the mouth, became in a degree appeased, and gave place to

other opposite sentiments, which began to prevail over their

minds.