Excerpt from Angelo Guicciardini, or the Bandit of the Alps, Vol. 1 of 4: A RomanceON the delightful banks of the iake iviaggifiie, in the Milanese, was once situ ated the lonely but rather elege at and spacious cottage of the Signo'tjia di Be1~ lotti. Surrounded bv a luxm iani Oerde n and vineyard, which evtene led along the foot of the tall hill that sheltesed it on one side, and concealed by 0101165 of ancient and lofty chesnut ttees, that descended even to the veiy edge of the laiz, e this 11 humble residence was impervious to the ey eof the traveliei butit was wei known zio the neighbourino peasantry, as the abode 1-9 of pious ldcharity, and sometimes to the weaiy pilgrim, as the sacied retreat whe1 (1 Lhospitality loved to dispense the gifts which a liberal and compassionate spirit ifipared fiom a circurfiscxihed fortune. But, except the chance visitors, above alluded to, the Sighora di Borlotti' s inter-f course with society was extremely limited, Zias she never received on terms of intimacy vol. I, any persons but the superior of a small priory at no great distance from the cottage, and a person who usually paid hera short visit once in the space of two years. It was not, therefore, surprising that, after a residehce of some years in this retired cot, that the signora was as little known as 4011 her first arrival there.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.