"The Beroviero have several houses on it, too." "It seems to me that Beroviero owns most of Murano," observed the Greek.
"He must be very rich." "He is by far the richest.

But there is Alvise Trevisan, a rich man, too, and there are two or three others.

The island and all the glass-works are theirs, amongst them." "I have business with Messer Angelo," said Aristarchi.

"But if he is such a great man he will hardly be in the glass-house." "I will ask," answered the boatman.
In a few minutes he made his boat fast to the steps before the glass-house, went ashore and knocked at the door.

Aristarchi leaned back in his seat, chewing pistachio nuts, which he carried in an embroidered leathern bag at his belt.