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CHAPTER Y
Continued.


conducted, his equal partner being one
Mario Battfsta, q Venetian merchant
who had been for many years located
at Constantinople, where he was bus
led With affairs such as he was him
self engaged with at Venice. 1t was
the wish Of Signor SimoDa to transmit
q great treasure Of money to his part
ner. and he was IN doubt bow TO do 80
with assura1ce Of its safety. On two
preyious occasions when he had es-
sayed to send much smaller sums 10
his partner HE captains and sailors
had treacherously betrayed their trust.
and gone Of with the money to some
email hland in the Mediterranean, or
% he northwest coast OF Africa. and
there become pirates. but goods. how.
ever valuable. he had never lost In this
way. The occasion, ] though. afford
cd an excellent opportunity for me to
serve the interests OF my host. and In
% doing to reach Constantfnople with
Out expense to myself. and I was be-
sides anxious to be gone from Venice
that I might be rid Of the anorous at.
tentions Of Anita. which found much
ditnculty IN resisting. Nevertheless.
for her fathers sake. and for no other
reason. spared her. II was in these
circumstsnces tat I acuuainted Sig
nor Simona with my intention to visit
Constantinople. at the same time show
ine him my passports and my letter
Of introduction TO Sir, Thomas Roe.
EuRlsah Ambassador to the Porte.
siened hy King James,s own hand. II
Ls would 1t ont and man a trigatoon
Sor Constantinople T would. ! said.
Gladly make the voyage therein. the
money feine hacked and treated 40
INV baesaee. INIT none the less faith
fuliy deIiyersa bs me to sisnor Mario
Battista Immediately ON my arrival In
that eity. Nv host was delighted with
INV offer. ana chss same day gave or
ders for a frisatoon 10 be made ready
for ssa. N I kad sussesteA. He also
cnuse6 ten chests 10 be made OF staut
ebony. lined with sheet lead and
hound an the ,outside with bands of
conner. Each chest UNA of about one
euhie faot content ana into each Sig
nor S,mopa hacked with his own hands
26.OoO snld eenuins. When an the
chests vpepe 6aSea thev were fastened
v,th sereua fhe conner hands made
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co.te6 vrith a res,nons hlaek paint. tn
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sno..n ,o hin ana whom no fs,mon.,
s,,nsa,, had known bn, ,i,tle more
.h.t . rhunarod a.vs ona that his
n.-ch.,t ,visaom won,d he more an.
60, IN aev,e,nr aome other and
,nore regular means OF getting the
rno,sv 20 co,aisntinonie This advice
n.,nc .iso rs;a.tea she Se,oned ,Iln.ss
sa,. ,o her haa and inflicted unon her
.cea fs,ber eucb fears for her life thar
Ilo disnafches n snecial courier 10 Pa.
A,s "a fetch s learned leech Of that
e,tv seveia, davs nassed before the
isech reached Venice. and when he
came he made but hasty and superf-
cial examination Of the patient. Your
daughter" said the leech To Signor 81.
mona, els suffering from an indeterini-
nate ianguishment and may die at any
time; the best thing for her IL q pro-
Hinged cruise In. the Mediterranean;
by such means her Life may be spared
for maay years" When Signor 81.
mona acquainted me with what the
leech had prescribed for his daughter
perceived at once what had hap
pened. Clearly Sigpor Anita's courier