City of Ships

Mary Hoffman

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“He was practising with Cesare in the School of Fencing in Padavia and they were both sweating profusely. ‘Phew!’ said Cesare, taking off his mask and shaking his damp brown hair. ‘Isn’t that enough for today?’ Luciano was better at this than he was and Cesare always felt at a disadvantage fencing with him. It was different in the School of Riding, where he had the upper hand. Their tutor nodded and they put away their foils. They walked back to Luciano’s house, still breathing heavily. ‘It’s at... times like this that I could really do with a twenty-first-century shower,’ said Luciano. Cesare looked puzzled. ‘You mean you’d like it to rain?’ he asked. Luciano threw back his head and laughed, shaking his black curls. ‘No, though that might improve our scent a little. I mean hot water pouring out of a sort of nozzle above your head and standing under it with soap and shampoo and getting yourself clean and fresh after exercise.’ ‘Can you really do that in the other world?’ asked his friend, his eyes round with wonder.MoreLess Read More Read Less