Fiesco; or, the Genoese Conspiracy by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
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MOOR. Well--well--well---- GIANETTINO. Dost thou mark me? Thou canst only fail here! (pointing to his heart). MOOR. Give yourself no concern. GIANETTINO. And be sure to strike home---- MOOR. He shall have enough. GIANETTINO (maliciously). That the poor count may not have long to suffer. MOOR. With your leave, sir, a word--at what weight do you estimate his head? GIANETTINO. What weight? A hundred sequins---- MOOR (blowing through his fingers). Poh! Light as a feather! GIANETTINO. What art thou muttering? MOOR. I was saying--it is light work. GIANETTINO. That is thy concern. He is the very loadstone of sedition. Mark me, sirrah! let thy blow be sure. MOOR. But, sir,--I must fly to Venice immediately after the deed. |
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