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`` Nevertheless , it shall be accepted , if only for her fair self 's sake , '' exclaimed Stephano , completely dazzled by Nisida 's surpassing majesty of loveliness ; then , with a low bow , he intimated his readiness to undertake the enterprise . Nisida handed him a third paper , on which the following lines were written : -- `` Take the gold with you , as a proof of the confidence I place in you . See that you deceive me not ; for I have the power to avenge as well as to reward . On Sunday evening next let one of you meet me , at ten o'clock , near the principal entrance of the Cathedral of St. Mary , and I will deliver the written instructions of the mode of proceeding which circumstances may render necessary . '' `` I shall keep the appointment myself , '' said Stephano to his companions ; and another obsequious but somewhat coarse bow denoted full compliance with all that Nisida had required through the medium of the slips of paper . She made a sign for the banditti to take the bags of gold from the table , an intimation which Piero and Lomellino did not hesitate to obey . The private staircase leading into the garden then afforded them the means of an unobserved departure ; and Nisida felt rejoiced at the success of her midnight interview with the chiefs of the Florentine banditti .