Ruffiano

When it was ended he turned on me with the very phrase Ruffiano had used: "The hour is here!"

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

When the laughter excited by the accident had died away, Ruffiano turned to him with a voice and gesture of apology; and having once laid his hand on Brunow's shoulder, continued to address him as if the argument he was offering, whatever it might be, concerned Brunow more intimately than any one else there present.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

The count delegated his authority as president of the council to Ruffiano, who, in spite of his outside singularities, was a man of much force of character, and, next to the count himself, commanded most completely the respect of the party.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

My first impression was that he must be spying upon the spies, for my opinion of his patriotism had been so lofty, that next to the Count Rossano and poor old Ruffiano, whom Brunow had betrayed, I should have counted him the last man in all the Italian ranks to be bought by Austrian gold.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

Every word of this I understood quite clearly; and while I was wondering why the advice was given, Ruffiano dropped back with a grotesque suddenness into his seat, and shouted the words of warning a fourth time, striking both hands, palms downward, on the table.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

To that end I called a hackney-coach, not greatly caring, I confess it, to be seen in broad daylight in London streets with such an astonishing pair of guys as poor old Ruffiano and his friend.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

So I made arrangements to meet Ruffiano and to dine with him at the same Italian restaurant in the upper room of which we held our meeting, and after this I shook hands and went about my own business.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

Brunow went first, Ruffiano followed, and I went third.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

"You saw the Count Ruffiano yesterday?" she asked; and I, answering in the affirmative, she laughed again.

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray

"But I agree with Ruffiano all the same: the less they know of our actual intentions the better."

In Direst Peril David Christie Murray