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ringwithAndrea.Atlast,gettingtiredofdoingnothing,andseeingthegoodwomanabouttoscrubouthercourtyard,Ivolunteeredtodoitforher.Igotabroomandapailofwaterandbegansweepingawayvigorously,whileAndreastoodinthedoorwayscoffing.ForalittlewhileIforgottheterriblesceneinthepiazza.
Therewasaknockatthedoor.Westoppedandlistenedtheknockwasrepeated,andasnoanswerwasgiven,thelatchwasraisedandthedooropened.Aservant-maidwalkedinandcarefullycloseditbehindher.IrecognisedheratonceitwasGiulia'smaid.Ishrankback,andAndreastoodinfrontofme.Hismotherwentforward.
'Andpray,madam,whatcanIdoforyou?'
Themaiddidnotanswer,butsteppedpasther.
'Thereisaserving-manhereforwhomIhaveamessage.'
Shecamestraighttowardsme,andhandedmeapieceofpaperthen,withoutanotherword,slidbacktothedoorandslippedout.
Thenotecontainedfourword
