Mezzoni the Brigand — page 92: what you’re looking at

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84 | MEZZONI THE BRIGAND. “Slightly in the shoulder,’ he replied. ‘Hardly requiring your skill, [ think.’’ ‘‘T must see at all events.’’ | And at the urgent demand of the physician he took off his coat and showed a flesh wound, but not of a dangerous character, in the left shoulder. This being properly bandaged, he sought his horse near _ by, and rode back alone to the city. Signora Amadeo knew by some means of all this, and that Alberto had corroborated her false story in order to screen her honor. With womanly persist- ency from that hour she hated her husband and loved Alberto all the more earnestly. ~comicboo ‘Ss.cOm —