The feuds of Luna and Perollo; or, The fortunes of the house of Pandolfina, Volumes 3-4 |
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abode Accursi d'Amato affair alarm amongst anxiety appeared arms arrived attend Bardia baron Pandolfina baron Solanto baroness Bivonia Calandrino Casa di Perollo cassino chieftain child command conduct considered count Giorgio count Luna countess Caltabellotta death Della Bardia distress don Geronimo don Giacomo don Paolo don Sigismund dreadful endeavoured enemies escape event excellenza exclaimed exerted father fear Federico feelings felt Ferrante Luchese Ferrara Francisca friends Gaetano Geronimo honour hope house of Luna Infontanetta instant instantly insult kinsman lady Costanza Landolini looked Luna Castle Margieri Marguerita Maurici ment mother mund murder Nadore neral Palermo Paolo Perollo partisans of Luna party person Pietro Pignatelli present proceedings Pugiades received remained replied request resist retired revenge rollo roness Sambuca Santa Caterina scene Sciacca shew Sigis Sigismund di Luna signor silent soon spirit Statella suffered Talyavia tanza thought tion tower troops vengeance viceroy violence vols walls whilst wish wounded
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