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i so the miracles of* antichrist
But now Don Ferrante wanted to harness his old
horses to the gala-coach and let his old shop-hand
act as coachman. When Donna Micaela told him
that this would not do, Don Ferrante commenced
to weep. What would people think of him if he
did not show himself on the Corso in his carriage in
the afternoon. That surely was the last thing a
gentleman denied himself. How should any one know
that he was a nobleman if he did not ride up and
down the street in the ancient Alagona carriage.
Don Ferrante’s happiest moment since his illness
was when he rode out for the first time. He sat
erect, nodding and waving his hand very
conscientiously to all he met. And the people of Diamante
bowed and took off the hat, so that it swept the
ground. Why not give Don Ferrante that pleasure ?
Donna Micaela accompanied him, for Don
Ferrante dared not ride alone. She had felt reluctant
about going with him, but Don Ferrante had wept
and reminded her that he married her when she was
despised and poor. She ought not to be ungrateful,
she ought not to forget what he had done for her,
but go with him. Why didn’t she wish to ride in his
carriage ? It was the finest carriage in Sicily.
" Why don’t you want to ride with me ? " said Don
Ferrante. " Remember I’m the only one that loves
you. Don’t you see that not even your father loves
you ? You must not be ungrateful."
In this way he had compelled Donna Micaela to
take a seat in the gala-coach.
But what she had expected did not happen. No
one laughed. The women courtesied, and the men
bowed as solemnly as though the coach had been a
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