An hour later they will bite." "Then why did you come so soon ?" "To escape that hell-hole yonder," nodding his head toward the house.
Uncle John was surprised.
"But you are not a prisoner, doctor," he ventured to say.
"Except through the necessity of earning a livelihood.

Il Duca pays well--or rather the Duchessa does, for she is the head of this household.

I am skillful, and worth my price, and they know it." "You say the Duchessa is the head of the house ?" "Assuredly, signore.

Il Duca is her slave.

She plans and directs everything, and her son but obeys her will." "Did she send him to America ?" "I think so.