But he should do his best yet for the people!
A deep voice with a ring of wistfulness came through the darkness:
"Doth he not sleep yet, the little Zuane? The evening hath been long,
and I have somewhat to show thee."
"I come, my father," she answered very tenderly, as she followed him
through the narrow, dark corridor, into a large chamber which served as
a private office, but where the father and daughter often sat alone in
the evening; for here Girolamo kept many designs and papers relating to
his work, and they often discussed his plans together.
He unlocked an old carved cabinet and brought out a roll of parchments,
spreading them upon the table and explaining: "I could not leave them
while I went to call thee, for it is an order from the Senate--thou
see'st the seal--and a copy of the letter of the Ambassador of the
Republic to the Levant, with this folded therein--truly a curious scheme
of color, but very rich, and the lines are somewhat uneven. What
thinkest thou of the design?"
"The outline is good," she answered, after a careful scrutiny, for she
had been trained in copying his best designs.
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