Ceerchimo l'assassino Russo.
MARIANO. Dio mio! Non nell' Albergo Regina Margherita.
SECOND CARABINIERE [coming to PIKE]. Avete visto un uomo scavalcare il
muro?
PIKE [genially]. Wishing you many happy returns, Colonel!
MARIANO [greatly excited]. It is the robber of Russia. They think he
climb the wall, the assassin. The other carabiniere, they surround all
yonder. [Gesturing right and left.] These two they search here. They ask
you, please, have you see him climb the wall.
PIKE. No.
FIRST CARABINIERE. Ae quelcuno passato de qui?
MARIANO. He say has any one go across here?
PIKE. No.
FIRST CARABINIERE [pointing under the car]. Chi costui?
MARIANO. He want to know who that is.
PIKE. The new chauffeur for the machine, from Naples.
MARIANO. E lo chauffeur di un illustre personaggio padrone dell'
automobile.
FIRST CARABINIERE [bowing to PIKE]. Grazia, Signore. [To MARIANO.]
Cerchereremo nel giardino.
[Exit swiftly FIRST CARABINIERE to the right through pergola; SECOND to
the left.]
MARIANO. Dio mio! but those are the brave men, Signore. Either one shall
meet in a moment this powerful assassin who may take his lifes.
[Murmur of voice from back arises, sounds of running feet and shrill
whistles and pounding on gates.]
[MARIANO runs back, opens the gates, showing excited and clamoring
fishermen and beggars in the lane.
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