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92 228 . the miracles of antichrist
" Piero," it came once more, shrill and piercing as
a cry for help. " God, it is Marcia calling," he said.
Just then a crowd of people rushed pell-mell out
of a little hut which was built inside the old Palazzo
Corvaja’s ruins. It was half a score of women and
one carabineer at strife. The carabineer held a child
on his arm, and the women tried to snatch the child
away from him. But the policeman, who was a tall
and strong man, broke loose from them, and placing
the child on his shoulder he ran down the terrace
steps.
Piero had looked on without making a movement.
When the carabineer got away, he bent forward
toward Donna Micaela and said earnestly: " If the
little one can avert that, all Corvaja shall become his
friend."
Now the carabineer had reached the market-place.
Piero made a sign with his hand. Instantly all his
comrades formed a ring around the fugitive. He
glanced in all directions. Everywhere he saw a close
ring of men, threatening him with their hoes and
spades.
A frightful confusion ensued. The women, who
had been struggling with the carabineer, came
rushing down, shouting loudly. The girl whom he held
in his arms screamed with all her might and tried to
tear herself away. People poured in from all sides.
All began to question and wonder.
" Let us now go," said Donna Elisa to Donna
Micaela. " No one thinks of us now."
But Donna Micaela had caught sight of one of the
women. She screamed least, but she saw immediately
that the matter concerned her particularly. It was
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