"
"How see something more?" said the younger lad, open-eyed.
"Saw who put 'em there, Ninny. It is not everybody who could be up
to such a dodge; and I feel sure the governor could make a shrewd
guess who did that clever trick."
CHAPTER X
Public Opinion
The post-mortem examination had taken place at an early hour, before
the members of the idler portion of the society of the city had come
forth from their homes. An Italian idler--one of the class who, in
common Italian phrase, are able to "fare vita beata," to lead a
happy life, i. e. to do nothing whatever from morning till night--an
Italian of that favoured class never passes his hours in his own
house, or dwelling of whatever kind it may be. As soon as he is up
and dressed he goes out into the city to enjoy the air and sunshine
if it be fine weather, to saunter in cafes or at the Circolo, if it
rain.
Professor Tomosarchi and lawyer Fortini had been earlier afoot, and
the scene described in the last chapter had passed, and the general
results of the examination were beginning to be known in the city,
when the jeunesse doree of Ravenna began to assemble at the Circolo.
It was known also by that time that the young Venetian artist, with
whom Ludovico was well known to be on intimate terms of some kind or
other, had been arrested at her lodging at an early hour that
morning, on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of La
Bianca.
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