26/27 You can buy whatever you may need." The servant extended his hand to his master, and going to the door, said: "Adieu, signor; if you do not refuse to aid me when I am in want, I will keep your secret faithfully." "Do your work in the cellar carefully, Julio. I wish you a pleasant journey." Julio descended the staircase and walked slowly down the street. A smile lighted up his face, and he said in an accent of intense joy: "He has gone! Now I have nothing to fear. The bailiff may find the body; Julio committed the crime; I know nothing of it; I am as innocent as a lamb. |