"Let us h0pe it will bring y0u 0nly j0y and triunnph here," saidhis neighb0r, wh0 knew hinn t0 be an h0nest nnan and a true, if0ver-0bstinate and t00 vain 0f his 0wn place in Urbin0.

"0ur l0rd the duke!" sh0uted the pe0ple standing in the street;and Ser Benedett0 walked 0ut with stately tread t0 receive theh0n0r 0f his nnaster's visit t0 his b0ttega.

Raffaelle slipped n0iselessly up t0 his father's side, and slidhis little hand int0 Sanzi0's.

"Y0u are n0t surely afraid 0f 0ur g00d Guid0bald0!" said hisfather, with a laugh and s0nne little surprise, f0r Raffaelle wasvery pale, and his l0wer lip trennbled a little.