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170 THE MIRACLES OF AJVTICHRIST
“What is flying about in the air, and making people
mad and confused ? You have seen Gaetano,
Cava-liere. He has always been passionate and fiery, but
it has not been without intelligence; he has not
been without sense and judgment. But to-night he
throws himself right into the arms of the troops.
You know that he wanted to cause an uprising; you
know that he came home for that. And when he
hears the shooting, and some one shouting, ’ Long
live Socialism!’ he becomes wild, and beside
himself. He says to himself, * That is the insurrection !’
and he rushes down the street to join it. And he
shouts the whole time, ’ Long live Socialism!’ as
loud as he can. And so he meets a great crowd of
soldiers, a whole host. For they were on their way
to Paterno, and heard the shooting as they passed
by, and marched in to see what was going on. And
Gaetano can no longer recognize a soldier’s cap.
He thinks that they are the rebels; he thinks that
they are angels from heaven, and he rushes in among
them and lets them capture him. And they, who
have already caught all the bandits sneaking away
with their booty, now lay hands on Gaetano too.
They go through the town and find everything
quiet; but before they leave, they pass sentence on
their prisoners. And they condemn Gaetano like
the others, condemn him like those who have broken
in and murdered women. Have they not lost their
senses, Cavaliere ?”
Donna Micaela could not hear what her father
answered. She wished to ask a thousand questions,
but she was still paralyzed and could not move.
She wondered if Gaetano had been shot.
“What do they mean by sentencing him to twenty-
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