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I alluded to it yesterday when I told you about my visit to
Naples with Madame Alliani. Do you remember?"
"You hinted you had seen, or heard of, some tragedy."
"Yes. I believe it is a quite ordinary one in Naples. We went to visit
a consumptive woman in one of those narrow streets going uphill to the
left of the Via Roma, and while there by chance I heard of it. In the
same house as the sick woman there is a girl. Not many days ago she
was beautiful!"
"Yes? What has happened to her?"
"I'll tell you. Her name is Peppina. She is only nineteen, but she has
been one of those who are not given a chance. She was left an orphan
very young and went to live with an aunt. This aunt is a horrible old
woman. I believe--they say she goes to the Galleria--"
Hermione paused.
"I understand," said Artois.
"She is greedy, wicked, merciless. We had the story from the woman we
were visiting, a neighbor. This aunt forced Peppina into sin. Her
beauty, which must have been extraordinary, naturally attracted
attention and turned people's heads.


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