VOLUME II

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SIGNORA ALDINI AND HER GONDOLIER.

I saw the blood come and go in the signora's cheeks as I took the oar and eagerly pushed against the marble steps which seemed to flee behind us.

CONTENTS

THE PICCININO CHAPTER XXXVI. THE FAMILY PORTRAITS XXXVII. BIANCA XXXVIII. A COUP DE MAIN XXXIX. AN IDYLL XL. DECEPTION XLI. JEALOUSY AND GRATITUDE XLII. AN EMBARRASSING CONJUNCTURE XLIII. A CRISIS XLIV. REVELATIONS XLV. MEMORIES XLVI. GLADNESS OF HEART XLVII. THE VULTURE XLVIII. THE MARQUIS XLIX. DANGER L. A NOCTURNAL JOURNEY LI. CATASTROPHE LII. CONCLUSION THE LAST OF THE ALDINIS INTRODUCTION FIRST PART SECOND PART