7/25 Write, write, and again write! NOEMI TO JEANNE (_from the French_) I did still better! In my presence, my brother-in-law cited from memory a Latin passage which impressed _him_, concerning certain monks of ancient times, before Christ. He begged Giovanni to write it down for him. We were in the olive-grove above the villetta, seated on the grass. He wrote, and Maironi took the paper, read the Latin passage, and put the sheet into his pocket, without looking at the other side. It was an act of treason, and I have been guilty of treason for love of you. |