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. 1874 Excerpt: ...H So after a good deal of that wrangling which, to Italians, always seems to be rather an agreeable occupation for an hour or so than otherwise, the two men came to an agreement, to the effect that Signor Rappi should be intrusted with the keeping of the coffer for the nonce, giving a declaratory receipt for the same ...
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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. 1874 Excerpt: ...H So after a good deal of that wrangling which, to Italians, always seems to be rather an agreeable occupation for an hour or so than otherwise, the two men came to an agreement, to the effect that Signor Rappi should be intrusted with the keeping of the coffer for the nonce, giving a declaratory receipt for the same to Signor Sartori, while the latter should hand to the fattore a written declaration of the circumstances under which he, Sartori, came to be possessed of the object in dispute. This having been at last settled, the little casket was carefully wrapped up, so that it might not attract the attention of any body in the street; and the two men separated, the fattore highly pleased at an incident which he hoped might have results more important to him than the recovery of a bit of communal property, dear as Marrolo was to him; and Signor Gino Sartori in no small degree uneasy as to the possible results of the same unlucky chance to himself. CHAPTER IX., IGNOR DOMENICO RAPPI had calculated, as has been seen, on leaving Florence by sunrise, and reaching his home in the Casentino in reasonable time the same evening. But, as it turned out, it was past mid-day before he started on his journey; and it became necessary that he should rest for the night at that same solitary inn on the top of the pass leading from the Val d' Arno into the Casentino at which he and Giulia had made their mid-day halt on the previous day. There was no great misfortune in this. No very special business required the fattore's presence at home just then. He knew very well that his wife would not expect him " till she saw hhn;" and he was well known at the little inn in question. Signor Rappi's thoughts during his solitary drive, while the pony was laboring up the long a...
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