uot;If it comes to t. t may be a matter of five of one ists are  Brandins court on Cion, tions to  o disappear, or die.quot; , matter-of-fact. ook a sip of his wine.

    After a moment urned back to Rovigo. roking ation of a shrewdly avaricious businessman.

    quot;ell,quot; t said in a greedy, o  . . .

    intriguing proposal, gentlemen. I do o ask one or tions. Ive knoime, but ticular issue and.quot; ed cunning. quot;, if anyt business?”

    Alessan gave a sudden burst of laug;o ; he asked.

    quot;Ive my s in,quot; Rovigo replied. quot;Casransactions and easy credit based on profits over t few weeks. hy?”

    quot;I  buying a reasonable but not indiscreet amount of grain in t forty-eight hours.

    ty-four ually, if you can.”

    Rovigo looked tful. quot;I could do t,quot; ;And my means are sufficiently limited t no purco be indiscreet. I act, too—te t border.”

    quot;Not from Nievole,quot; Alessan said quickly.

    Anot;I see,quot; artling Devin again ;You t some confiscation after tival?”

    quot;You can,quot; Alessan said. quot;Among all t ther source for buying up grain?”

    quot;I mig; Rovigo looked from Alessan to Devin and back again. quot;Four partners, t; ;t right?”

    Alessan nodded. quot;Almost rig make it five partners. t in to divide our s is all righ you?”

    quot; not be?quot; Rovigo s;t doesnt touc all. ill I meet this person?”

    quot;I er,quot; said Alessan. quot;I expect you will be her.”

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