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i so the miracles of* antichrist
they would not convict him. They would not
confound him with the bandits. How could any one
believe that he had wished to plunder two women.
And behold, when the judge summoned Gaetano
Alagona, his voice was without harshness. He
spoke to him as to an equal.
" But," said Gandolfo, " now when Gaetano rose
his position was such that he could look out over
the market-place. And here in this very place, where
now so many people are sitting in joy and delight,
a funeral procession was then marching along.
" It was the white brotherhood, who carried the
body of the murdered Giannita to her mother’s
house. They carried torches, and one could plainly
see the litter which rested on the shoulders of the
bearers. While the procession moved slowly across
the square it was possible to recognize the pall
spread over the corpse. It was the pall of the
Ala-gonas adorned with their showy arms and rich silver
fringe. But when Gaetano saw this he knew that
the murdered was from the house of the Alagonas.
His face became ashy, and he staggered as though
he were about to fall.
"At that moment the judge asked him: ’Do
you know the murdered ? ’ And he answered : ’ Yes.’
Then the judge, who was a compassionate man,
continued : 4 Was she near to you ? ’ And Don
Gaetano answered : 41 love her.’ "
When Gandolfo had proceeded so far in his
narration, Donna Micaela was seen to rise impetuously,
as though she had wished to gainsay him, but
Cava-liere Palmeri drew her down quickly beside him.
" Be still, be still," he said to her.
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