I have been saved by a miracle, but you shall not try to murder me again--so I am going away." Macomer had listened to the end, his face working horribly and his hands grasping the head of the couch.

When Veronica paused, his head fell forward as he stood.

Even Matilde could not speak, for a moment.

The revelation that Bosio had told all before he died, and that Veronica knew it, fell upon her like a blow, with stunning force.

The first words came from Gregorio.
"Bosio!" he exclaimed in a loud voice.