Holy St.
Theodore! 'twere self-destruction to suffer one of such promise to be lost for the want of prudent forethought.

I will charge myself with the matter, as an especial duty, and the senate shall have no cause to say that its interests have been neglected.

Hast thou had applications of late, in thy character of avenger of private wrongs ?" "None of note--there is one that seeks me earnestly, though I am not yet wholly the master of his wishes." "Thy office is of much delicacy and trust, and, as thou art well aware, the reward is weighty and sure." The eyes of the Bravo kindled with an expression which caused his companion to pause.

But observing that the repose, for which the features of Jacopo were so remarkable, again presided over his pallid face, he continued, as if there had been no interruption, "I repeat, the bounty and clemency of the state will not be forgotten.

If its justice is stern and infallible, its forgiveness is cordial, and its favors ample.