Mr.John Lapussa can answer for me.
I am his confidential agent!"-- and he clung convulsively to the coat tail of his principal.
Mr.John plainly perceived that never in his life before had he been in such an awkward situation.

They could accuse him now of having instigated Margari to make a bolt of it.

Had not the magistrate seen him give the wretched man money to run away with?
His first care was to disengage Margari's hands from his coat tail and next to hold him at arm's length so that he should not clutch his collar.

Then with pompous impertinence he pretended not to know him.
"What does the man want?
Who is he?
How did he come hither ?" he exclaimed.

"I know nothing about him.