14/39 "Yes. It is so, and my rom you may be, if you obey." "But if you let the Gorgio make love to you--" "Hey! Am I not a free Roman, brother? If I kiss him I suck gold from his lips. If I put fond arms around his neck I but gather wealth for us both. Can you snare a mouse without cheese, brother ?" Kara looked at her steadily, and then lifted his green coat to show the gleam of a butcher knife. |