He laid down the album and looked towards the
door.
Poor island, treated as conquered territory!
At a certain stage in his reading Mattina saw the paper torn from
hishands.
It may perhaps not be difficult, Veronica
concluded. They told him that the boy was the son of a poorweighman on the
beach where the sulphur is loaded. Weighing every consideration carefully,
ourmost formidable adversary is who? Some years later, he had beenjoined by his
brother Giulio. The Canon drew an old silver watch from his pocket. It may
perhaps not be difficult, Veronica concluded. We will leave out religion, if
you dont mind, Cavaliere, PompeoAgro said soothingly.
It has nothing to do with this, nor, if
youwill allow me to say so, has Capolino. Evennow, when she recalled that day,
that moment, a thrill would runthrough her poor flesh.
The Canon drew an old silver watch from his
pocket. Norindeed could those nuns have felt any envy of a woman as
strictlycloistered as themselves. Affection, though, I should say,up to a
certain point only. We shall hear presently, sighed Veronica.
He says Icame here, into the grounds, to shoot
his pigeons.
That tragedy, too, must certainly have helped
toincrease his affection for the boy. We will leave out religion, if you dont
mind, Cavaliere, PompeoAgro said soothingly. Go along, go and get something to
drink at the house, Don Cosmo toldhim. This secretinterview with Preola, for
instance. My dear Titta, replied Guido Veronica, advancing into the middle
ofthe room. Well, when the devil, you know, had him properly caught that time!
We shall hear presently, sighed Veronica.
The point, he said, will be to persuade that
dear fellow Roberto tomake use of this expedient.