"'It is possible,' the evangelista answered, put on his guard by the question."
"'No ambiguous phrases, scoundrel,' the stranger answered haughtily. 'I know you, and pay you,' he added, as he threw a heavy purse on the table. 'Answer!'"
"The evangelista quivered. All his scruples disappeared at the sight of the gold sparkling through the meshes of the purse."
"'A young girl has just left here?' the stranger continued."
"'Yes.'"
"'What did she want of you?'"
"'To copy a letter written in French.'"
"'Very good. Show me the letter.'"
"'She folded it up, wrote an address, and took it away.'"
"'I know all that.'"