I should not dare to let you depart thus, unarmed." "My brother is with me," said Colomba proudly, "and we have the good gun your father has given us.

Orso, have you put a bullet in it ?" Miss Nevil kept the dagger, and to avert the danger consequent on _giving_ instruments that cut or pierce to a friend, Colomba insisted on receiving a soldo in payment.
A start had to be made at last.

Yet once again Orso pressed Miss Nevil's hand, Colomba kissed her, and then held up her rosy lips to the colonel, who was enchanted with this Corsican politeness.

From the window of the drawing-room Miss Lydia watched the brother and sister mount their horses.

Colomba's eyes shone with a malignant joy which she had never remarked in them before.