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Remove errant opening quote
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robinwhittleton committed Mar 14, 2024
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<p>Now the dealer saw that the highwayman held a pistol in his hand, and he squealed with sudden fright and got out of the cart as speedily as possible, his assistant tumbling out at his heels. They stood in the dusty highway before Señor Zorro, trembling with fear, the dealer begging for mercy.</p>
<p>“I have no money with me, kind highwayman, but I shall get it for you!” the dealer cried. “I shall carry it to where you say, whenever you wish⁠—”</p>
<p>“Silence, beast!” Señor Zorro cried. “I do not want your money, perjurer! I know all about the farce of a trial at Reina de Los Angeles; I have ways of finding out about such things speedily.</p>
<p>“So the aged <i xml:lang="es">fray</i> swindled you, eh? Liar and thief! ‘ ’Tis you who are the swindler! And they gave that old and godly man fifteen lashes across his bare back, because of the lies you told! And you and the <i xml:lang="es">magistrado</i> will divide the money of which you swindled him!”</p>
<p>“So the aged <i xml:lang="es">fray</i> swindled you, eh? Liar and thief! ’Tis you who are the swindler! And they gave that old and godly man fifteen lashes across his bare back, because of the lies you told! And you and the <i xml:lang="es">magistrado</i> will divide the money of which you swindled him!”</p>
<p>“I swear by the saints⁠—”</p>
<p>“Do not! You have done enough false swearing already. Step forward!”</p>
<p>The dealer complied, trembling as if with a disease; and Señor Zorro dismounted swiftly and walked around in front of his horse. The dealer’s assistant was standing beside the carreta, and his face was white.</p>
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