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In silence the Captain of the Grand Company was borne to the prison of the Capitol. In the same building lodged the rivals for the government of Rome; the one occupied the prison, the other the palace. The guards forebore the ceremony of fetters, and leaving a lamp on the table, Montreal perceived he was not alone, -- his brothers had preceded him.
"Ye are happily met," said the Knight of St. John; "we have passed together pleasanter nights than this is likely to be."