Deadly to the Sight
“He had a jumbled impression of squares and bridges, of twisting alleys and dark passageways under buildings, of looming statues and cluttered market stalls. Lone gondoliers at the foot of bridges, desperate for commerce in this period between the New Year and Carnevale, called out “Gondola! Gondola!” mistaking him, perhaps because of his distracted air, for a tourist. He returned the greetings of acquaintances mechanically and hurried on.
The house seemed cold and empty. Serena greeted him at t...he top of the staircase as she usually did, but even she seemed bewildered. Her plume of a tail drooped at a discouraged angle. He gave her a generous portion of her favorite canned food sent by a friend in London, but she only sniffed at it and padded away.
A note from Natalia said that Rebecca had telephoned and would be back at the Hotel d’ Inghilterra at six o’clock. It was twenty-five minutes past five.
After a quick shower, he poured himself a glass of Corvo. He then telephoned Frieda from the library.MoreLess
The house seemed cold and empty. Serena greeted him at t...he top of the staircase as she usually did, but even she seemed bewildered. Her plume of a tail drooped at a discouraged angle. He gave her a generous portion of her favorite canned food sent by a friend in London, but she only sniffed at it and padded away.
A note from Natalia said that Rebecca had telephoned and would be back at the Hotel d’ Inghilterra at six o’clock. It was twenty-five minutes past five.
After a quick shower, he poured himself a glass of Corvo. He then telephoned Frieda from the library.MoreLess
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