13/21 'Is Milan preparing to rise ?' 'Yes.'-- 'Is she ready for the work ?' 'Yes.'-- 'Is the garrison on its guard ?' 'Yes.'-- 'Have you seen Barto Rizzo ?' 'Yes.'-- 'Have the people got the last batch of arms ?' 'Yes.'-- And 'Yes,' the secret is well kept; 'Yes,' Barto Rizzo is steadily getting them together. We may rely on him: Carlo is his intimate friend: Yes, Yes:--There's a regiment of them at your service, and you may shuffle them as you will. This is the help we get from Milan: a specimen of what we may expect!" Sana had puffed himself hot, and now blew for coolness. Those affirmatives are fat worms for the catching of fish. They are the real pretty fruit of the Hesperides. |