2/10 I pretended to, while the waiters made the arrangements of the table and took themselves off. I sat there a long, long time waiting for Antonio to do what I hoped I had betrayed him to do. came to the door and spoke in his steady voice. "Ansolini, will you come out here a moment ?" Then I knew that I had succeeded, had made Antonio afraid that I would do the thing he himself, in a panic, had already done--speak evil of another privately. put his hand on my shoulder, and we walked out into the dark of the terrace. |