uot;I kno voice,quot; Rovigo replied instantly. quot;I kno voice and I am exceedingly glad to —even t unmasked me before a ser e existence. Devin dAsoli, if I am not mistaken!”

    rode fore, seizing t lantern from its bracket. Devin er from t. Beriana stepped into the road.

    quot;You are not mistaken,quot; Devin said. quot;May I introduce triana dAstibar and Alessan di tregea. t tle in elegant surroundings o ed and ejected yesterday.”

    quot;A; Rovigo exclaimed, ern ;ter!”

    Catriana, lit by t of t;I needed to talk to ; sion. quot;I didnt muc to go inside t place.”

    quot;A ial ; Rovigo approved, grinning. quot;ould t my clutcers . No one,quot; ;s to go inside t t it defeats all sense of smell.”

    Alessan burst out laug;ell-met on a dark road, Master Rovigo—the Sea Maid.”

    Devin blinked in astonis.

    quot;I  misfortune to o un-sea; Rovigo admitted c;o kno, friend?”

    Alessan seemed ;Because I o seek you out if I could. I idings for you from Ferraut toly, red-faced personage named taccio.”

    quot;My esteemed factor in Ferraut!quot; Rovigo exclaimed. quot;ell met, indeed! By ter him?”

    quot;In anotavern, I am sorry to o say. A tavern where I had been playing music and he was . . .

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    in any great o return  seemed to me prudent reasons, and o talking.”

    quot;It is never o fall to talking accio,quot; Rovigo assented.

    Devin . It didn’t sound like t of a ponderous, unmarriageab