human
Signori, began Hillard calmly,
gpt
It is not he! said one of the _carabinieri_.
human
It is the master, and not the servant. This is Signore Hil_lar_, is it not?
gpt
Yes.
human
The signore has a servant by the name of Giovanni?
gpt
Yes. And what has he done to warrant this visit?
human
It is a matter of seven years, answered the spokesman.
gpt
Your servant attempted to kill an officer in Rome. Luigi here, who was then interested in the case in Rome, thought he recognized Giovanni in the street to-day. Inquiries led us here.
human
Ah! Hillard thought quickly.
gpt
I am afraid that you have had your trouble for nothing. Giovanni is now a citizen of the United States, under full protection of its laws, domestic and foreign. It would not be wise for you to touch him.
human
Signore, we recognize no foreign citizenship for our countrymen who, having committed a crime, return to the scene of it. We are here to arrest him. He will be tried and sentenced. But it is possible that he may be allowed to return to America, once he has been proved guilty of intent to kill.