He felt no sense of humiliation or revolt at eavesdropping in this den of thieves, and to be able to gain so fair a revelation of the inner life of this remarkable family was a diversion not lightly to be foregone.
"So far, we have managed to escape the law," resumed the Duke.

"But always it may not be our fortune to do this, if we continue this life.
It is now a good time to stop.

Of one American we will gain a quarter of a million lira--a fortune--and of the other one hundred and fifty thousand lira.

With what we already have it is enough and more.

Quietly we will disband our men and go away.