Brydone, Patrick; Beckford, William: A Tour Through Sicily And Malta: in a series of letters to William Beckford ; in 2 vol. (Band 1) (1775)

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make use of his brother's name and autho-
rity, an artifice which he thought could
not easily be discovered ; accordingly he
went to a country priest, and told him his
brother had occasion for twenty ducats,
which he deli red he would immediately
lend him. The priest allured him that he
had not then so large a sum, but that if he
would return in a few days it mould be
ready for him. The other replied, that he
was afraid to return to his brother with this
answer ; and desired, that he would by all
means take care to keep out of his way at
least till such time as he had pacified him ;
otherwise he could not be answerable for
the consequences.—As bad fortune would
have it, the very next day the priest and
the robber met in a narrow road; the former
fell a-trembling, as the latter approached,
and at last dropped on his knees to beg for
mercy. The robber, astonished at his be-
haviour, desired to know the cause of it.
The trembling priest answercd, " II denaro,
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