«meanwhile, the entrances and the surroundings of the convent were swarming with curious people: but, when the police arrived, he dispersed the crowd, and positioned himself at a certain distance from the door, so that no one could leave unnoticed. A brother of the deceased, two of his cousins and an old uncle, also came, armed from head to foot, with a great accompaniment of bravoes; and they began to patrol around, looking, with an air and with acts of threatening spite, at those onlookers, who did not dare say: it suits him; but it was written on their faces. ". I promessi sposi 070
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