[A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. Lucas]@TWC D-Link bookA Wanderer in Florence CHAPTER XIX 13/21
It has the sweetest, mildest little Mother, and in addition to the elderly Magi two tiny little saintlings adore too.
In the distance is an enchanted landscape about a fairy estuary. This hospital is a very busy one, and the authorities are glad to show it to visitors who really take an interest in such work.
Rich Italians carry on a fine rivalry in generosity to such institutions.
Bologna, for instance, could probably give lessons in thoughtful charity to the whole world. The building opposite the hospital has a loggia which is notable for a series of four arches, like those of the Mercato Nuovo, and in summer for the flowers that hang down from the little balconies.
A pretty building.
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