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Vendetta

CHAPTER VII
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"Addio, my friend! Prosperity to you and our Lady's favor!" This salutation, which I knew to be a common one with Sicilian mariners, the good Pietro responded to with amiable heartiness, wishing me luck on my next voyage.

He then betook himself anew to the polishing of his glasses--and I passed the rest of the day in strolling about the least frequented streets of the city, and longing impatiently for the crimson glory of the sunset, which, like a wide flag of triumph, was to be the signal of my safe return to love and happiness..


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