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’palazzo geraci and palazzo corvaja 285
There was despair over the wife, but still more
over the husband. He threatened the carabineer
should he stir. Yet the carabineer seemed to be
aware that the victory would be his. They had
laughed when he spoke about Signorina Francesco.
" Hew me down, if you will," he said to Piero.
" Will it help you ? Will you be allowed to keep
the child because of that ? It is not yours. It is
Ninetta’s."
Piero turned towards Donna Micaela. " Ask him
to help me ? " He pointed to the image.
Donna Micaela then went immediately forward to
Marcia. She was shy, and trembled at what she
ventured to do, but it was not the time now to hold
herself back. " Marcia," she whispered, " confess !
confess, if you dare ! " The woman looked at her
aghast.—" I see it plainly," whispered Donna
Micaela. "You are like each other as two cherries
on the same stalk. But I’ll say nothing if you so
wish. " He will kill me," said Marcia. " I know
one who will not let him kill you," said Donna
Micaela. Otherwise they will take the child away
from you," she added.
All were silent and fixed their eyes on the two
women. One saw how Marcia struggled with
herself. The features in her strong face twitched
convulsively. So she moved her lips. " The child is
mine," she said, but in a voice so low that no one
heard it. She said it again, and now it came with a
piercing cry. " The child is mine."
" What will you do with me now, when I confess
it ? " she said to her husband. " The child is mine,
but not yours. It was born when you were working
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