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"But where are we going?" asked Hugh bewildered.

"You, signore, are going to prison if we fail on this venture, I fear," was the rough-looking driver's reply.

So urged by him Hugh got into the car, and then they drove swiftly along the sea-road of the littoral towards the rugged Italian frontier.

Hugh Henfrey was going forth to face the unknown.