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 crowd gathers under our window." I hastened to him, and actually beheld about twenty young people before our door, but could discern nothing else, the night being very dark. We now began to guess and to conjecture what could be the meaning of that assemblage, and naturally concluded that it must have some connection with the incidents at the dancing place. I was violently enraged at the insolence of our nocturnal visitors; but Count S******i, whose good humour returned at once, began to laugh. This inflamed me still more vehemently; and, instead of being pacified by his unconcern, I apprehended some danger. I fetched, therefore, our pistols; and having made every preparation for a vigorous defence, was going to awake our servants. Count S******i was, however, more prudent than myself, and stopping me at the door, with a loud laugh, said, "Don't put yourself into a passion; I will lay any thing that their whole drift is nothing but