verezzi's face was still flushed with rage; and, as the first object of it was now removed from him, he appeared willing to transfer his resentment to cavigni, who seemed to be expostulating, rather than disputing, with him.
verezzi was protesting, that he would instantly inform montoni of the insult, which morano had thrown out against him, and above all, that, wherein he had accused him of murder.
'there is no answering,' said cavigni, 'for the words of a man in a passion; little serious regard ought to be paid to them.if you persist in your resolution, the consequences may be fatal to both.
we have now more serious interests to pursue, than those of a petty revenge.'
emily joined her entreaties to cavigni's arguments, and they, at length, prevailed so far, as that verezzi consented to retire, without seeing montoni.
on calling at her aunt's apartment, she found it fastened.in a few minutes, however, it was opened by madame montoni herself.
it may be remembered, that it was by a door leading into the bedroom from a back passage, that emily had secretly entered a few hours preceding.she now conjectured, by the calmness of madame montoni's air, that she was not apprised of the accident, which had befallen her husband, and was beginning to inform her of it, in the tenderest manner she could, when her aunt interrupted her, by saying, she was acquainted with the whole affair.