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indedness,butitwillruinhim.'
'Iamafraidso,'sighedtheoldman,strokinghisbeard.
'Buthemustbesavedinspiteofhimself.HemustbebroughttoseethenecessityofkillingtheCount.'IspokeasemphaticallyasIcould.
'Hewillneverconsent.'
'Hemustconsentandyouarethemantomakehimdoso.HewouldnotlistentoanythingthatMatteoorIsaid,butforyouhehasthegreatestrespect.Iamsureifanyonecaninfluencehimitisyou.'
'Ihavesomepoweroverhim,Ibelieve.'
'Willyoutry?Don'tlethimsuspectthatMatteoorIhavehadanythingtodowithit,orhewillnotlisten.Itmustcomesolelyfromyou.'
'Iwilldomybest.'
'Ah,thatisgoodofyou.Butdon'tbediscouragedbyhisrefusalsbeinsistent,foroursake.Andonethingmore,youknowhisunselfishnesshewouldnotmovehishandtosavehimself,butifyoushowedhimthatitisforthegoodofothers,hecouldnotrefuse.Lethimthinkthesafetyofusalldependsonhim.Heisamanyoucanonlymovebyhisfeelingforothers.'
'Ibelieveyou,'heanswered.'ButIwillgotohim,andIwillleavenoargumentunused.'
'Iamsurethatyoureffortswillberewarded.'
HereIshowedmyselfaperfectlywiseman,forIonlyprophesiedbecauseIknew.
