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CHAPTER XXIV
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I myself have sold seventy pounds' worth of weather-glasses at N.in one day.

One of our people is living there now, who has done bene, molto bene." "That's Rossi," said I, "how is it that I did not mention him first?
He is my excellent friend, and a finer, cleverer fellow never lived, nor a more honourable man.

You may well say he has done well, for he is now the first jeweller in the place.

The last time I was there I bought a diamond of him for my daughter Henrietta.

Let us drink his health!" "Willingly!" said the Italian.


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