Money will doubtless do much, but it will not do what you expect." "Certainly not," returned Giovanni, unmoved by her reply.

"Money will certainly not create out of nothing a second Giovanni Saracinesca, nor his circle of acquaintances, nor the police registers concerning him which are kept throughout the kingdom of Italy, very much as they are kept here in the Pontifical States.

Money will do none of these things." While he was speaking, his father and the Duchessa listened with intense interest.
"Donna Tullia," continued Giovanni, "I am willing to believe from your manner that you are really sure that I am the man mentioned in your papers; but permit me to inform you that you have been made the victim of a shallow trick, probably by the person who gave those same papers into your hands, and suggested to you the use you have made of them." "I?
I, the victim of a trick ?" repeated Donna Tullia, frightened at last by his obstinately calm manner.
"Yes," he replied.

"I know Aquila and the Abruzzi very well.

It chances that although we, the Saracinesca of Rome, are not numerous, the name is not uncommon in that part of the country.