I Will Have Vengeance (2012)
“Heavy dark clouds raced across the sky, allowing the sun’s rays to light up bits of the city at intervals, as if they were spotlights focused haphazardly to capture even the most insignificant details. On his way to the Questura, Ricciardi saw men chasing their hats, barefoot children racing in the wind, their hand-me-down shirts billowing like sails, heedless of the cold, and beggars huddling in tattered rags, seeking refuge in building doorways only to be chased away by intolerant porters.
... Ricciardi thought about how much the city might change, as times themselves changed. In the frigid wind and fickle light, the old buildings teeming with life became dark caves and new construction sites seemed like monuments to loneliness and neglect.
When he got to the office, he found Vice Questore Garzo’s clerk waiting for him at the door; Garzo was Ricciardi’s boss. The small man, partly because of the cold, and partly because of his obvious state of anxiety, was stamping his feet softly on the ground and rubbing his hands together.MoreLess
... Ricciardi thought about how much the city might change, as times themselves changed. In the frigid wind and fickle light, the old buildings teeming with life became dark caves and new construction sites seemed like monuments to loneliness and neglect.
When he got to the office, he found Vice Questore Garzo’s clerk waiting for him at the door; Garzo was Ricciardi’s boss. The small man, partly because of the cold, and partly because of his obvious state of anxiety, was stamping his feet softly on the ground and rubbing his hands together.MoreLess
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