Death in a Serene City
“Isn’t that what you Americans say?”
Urbino looked up into the smirking face of Christian Kobke. Noticing the newspaper on the table, the young man added, “But the answer is self-evident, I suppose. L’affaire San Gabriele. It doesn’t surprise me, though. In fact, it’s the kind of thing we northerners have come to expect of this country. Old washerwomen giving all their pennies—or rather centesimi—to the Church and being murdered when some fanatics steal a moldy old corpse. By the way, you wouldn...’t mind if I sat down for a few minutes, would you?”
Without waiting for an answer he put his briefcase on the floor and sat across from Urbino. When the waiter came over, he ordered an espresso and Urbino asked for a fresh cup of coffee.
“This will have to be fast. I have to be at the Marciana Library in”—he consulted his watch, an expensive Swiss model—“ten minutes. If I’m not, Clifford will absolutely have my head. Some business about Quinton. I’m bringing some papers of hers that Adele gave me this morning.MoreLess
Urbino looked up into the smirking face of Christian Kobke. Noticing the newspaper on the table, the young man added, “But the answer is self-evident, I suppose. L’affaire San Gabriele. It doesn’t surprise me, though. In fact, it’s the kind of thing we northerners have come to expect of this country. Old washerwomen giving all their pennies—or rather centesimi—to the Church and being murdered when some fanatics steal a moldy old corpse. By the way, you wouldn...’t mind if I sat down for a few minutes, would you?”
Without waiting for an answer he put his briefcase on the floor and sat across from Urbino. When the waiter came over, he ordered an espresso and Urbino asked for a fresh cup of coffee.
“This will have to be fast. I have to be at the Marciana Library in”—he consulted his watch, an expensive Swiss model—“ten minutes. If I’m not, Clifford will absolutely have my head. Some business about Quinton. I’m bringing some papers of hers that Adele gave me this morning.MoreLess
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