omassos o  even as o oo, knelt immediately, even old Scalvaia ened to descend over tomasso, trammeling all speec.

    quot;My lord,quot; ammered, quot;I did not ... I could ...  know!”

    Alberico , gazing blankly doer error and be. quot;You are most ;most  oo muc my fates.”

    quot;I do,quot; said Alberico bluntly. tomasso received t of a iny from t and unblinking deep in t. s of ;I y palm.

    quot;But of course, of course.”

    tomasso stumbled to obey, intimidated as aly of Alberico and ed  about tern Palm yrant could crack  t having done so.

    It  a comforting line of t. Only eigo s eady as to Alberico. t. Nievole aeri and ogetood, braced upon ting.

    It ime, tomasso judged, to sound more confident, less guilty. quot;You o your soldiers. Not knowing you were ing in ignorance of your wishes.”

    quot;My o knohose changes before you, bar San-dre.”

    quot;Of course, my lord. But of course. they—”

    quot;I ed,quot; said Alberico of Barbadior, quot;to look upon to look, and to laug; race of an inclination to. tomassos blood felt suddenly icy in his veins.

    Alberico stepped past ood massively over t;t; ly, quot;is tcuous old man wo no purpose.

    No purpose at all. Is it not amusing?”

    ,  ruly frigomasso had ever heard in his life. how had he known?

    quot;ill you not laugent Lord Scalvaia? Is it not diverting to t oo long to understand ings of ime could be so easily smas today.”

    ering t sound of distress Sca