And on they went, Abellino marching between two of them. Frequent

were the looks of suspicion which he cast around him; but no ill

design was perceptible in the banditti. They guided him onwards,

till they reached a canal, loosened a gondola, placed themselves in

it, and rowed till they had gained the most remote quarter of

Venice. They landed, threaded several by-streets, and at length

knocked at the door of a house of inviting appearance. It was

opened by a young woman, who conducted them into a plain but

comfortable chamber. Many were the looks of surprise and inquiry

which she cast on the bewildered, half-pleased, half-anxious

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Abellino, who knew not whither he had been conveyed, and still

thought it unsafe to confide entirely in the promises of the

banditti.




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