No doubt,
in time, the police could find the cab they had taken, and the cabman
would remember that they had paid him at the Palazzo Conti. But all
that would take a long time. The porter knew nothing of their coming,
and being used to Malipieri's ways would not think of ringing at his
door. In time Toto would doubtless break out, but he had not seen
Sabina, for Malipieri had been very careful to make her walk close to
the wall. He did not tell Sabina these things, as it was better that
she should look forward to being set free in a few hours, but he had
very grave doubts about the likelihood of any such good fortune.
"You must sit down," said Sabina. "You cannot rest unless you sit
down. I will stand for a while."
"There is room for us both," Malipieri answered.
They sat down side by side on the board with the lantern at their
feet, and they were very close together,
"But you will catch cold, now that you have stopped, working," Sabina
said suddenly. "How stupid of me!"
As she spoke she pulled his coat off her shoulders, and tried to throw
it over his, but he resisted, saying that he could not possibly have
time to catch cold, if he went back to work in a few minutes. Yet he
already felt the horrible dampness that came up out of the overflow
shaft and settled on everything in glistening beads.
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