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THE ROBBERS
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be done within the four walls of this apartment.—Mean time, a word or two with you by way of preface, which may perhaps save your breath in our after-communing.

Francis.

(Reservedly.) Hm! And what may those words be?

Herman.

(With a malignant tone of irony.) "Thou shalt have Amelia, I say—and from my hand."

Francis.

(With astonishment.) Herman!

Herman.

(In the same tone of irony, and turning his back upon him.) "Amelia has lost every support, and is the play-thing of my will.—Then you may easily guess what follows—in short all goes to a wish." (With an indignant laugh, and then haughtily to Francis.) Now Count de Moor, what have you to say to me?

Francis.

(Evasively.) To you? nothing—I had something to say to Herman.

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