Everything to Gain And a Secret Affair
“A faint mist rising from the lagoon and the many canals swathed everything in a veil of gray on this cold winter’s afternoon.
Bill Fitzgerald walked slowly across St. Mark’s Square, not caring about the weather in the least. There had been too many abortive attempts on his part to get to Venice, and he was glad he had finally made it.
It was a relief to be here after life in the battlefields of Bosnia; also a relief that the tides and the winds were cooperating and Venice was not flooded, as it... frequently was at this time of year. Even if it had been, he wouldn’t have cared about that either. The Venetians always managed very well when the city lay under water, so why shouldn’t he?
He had been coming here whenever possible for the past few years. It was relatively easy to get to Venice from most cities in Europe, which was where he invariably was, on foreign assignment for his network. And even after only a couple of days here he always felt considerably refreshed, lighter in spirit, and uplifted.MoreLess
Bill Fitzgerald walked slowly across St. Mark’s Square, not caring about the weather in the least. There had been too many abortive attempts on his part to get to Venice, and he was glad he had finally made it.
It was a relief to be here after life in the battlefields of Bosnia; also a relief that the tides and the winds were cooperating and Venice was not flooded, as it... frequently was at this time of year. Even if it had been, he wouldn’t have cared about that either. The Venetians always managed very well when the city lay under water, so why shouldn’t he?
He had been coming here whenever possible for the past few years. It was relatively easy to get to Venice from most cities in Europe, which was where he invariably was, on foreign assignment for his network. And even after only a couple of days here he always felt considerably refreshed, lighter in spirit, and uplifted.MoreLess
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