The Monster of Florence
“How are you?” Dr. Biondini looked up from his checklist as the Marshal came out of his station and appeared at the back of the truck.
“Oh, I can’t complain … I couldn’t have a quick word with you, could I?”
“Of course, just give me a minute. This is the last.”
The painting, padded and wrapped, was loaded into the back and closed in.
“These are the Florentine landscapes going up to the Fort—you’re going to come to the opening, I hope?”
“I’ll be there—at least, I should be … Things are a bit diff...icult at the moment.”
“Ah! The Monster hunt! How’s it going? All right, you can leave and I’ll follow you! Thank you.” The van’s engine started up. “Are you on your way somewhere?”
“To Police Headquarters.” The carabiniere at the wheel of the Marshal’s car started his engine, too, but the Marshal signalled to him that he wasn’t ready to leave yet and he turned it off again. The exhaust fumes sat low in the still muggy air and the Marshal, reaching automatically for his dark glasses, pushed them back in his pocket with a glance at the uniformly grey sky.MoreLess
“Oh, I can’t complain … I couldn’t have a quick word with you, could I?”
“Of course, just give me a minute. This is the last.”
The painting, padded and wrapped, was loaded into the back and closed in.
“These are the Florentine landscapes going up to the Fort—you’re going to come to the opening, I hope?”
“I’ll be there—at least, I should be … Things are a bit diff...icult at the moment.”
“Ah! The Monster hunt! How’s it going? All right, you can leave and I’ll follow you! Thank you.” The van’s engine started up. “Are you on your way somewhere?”
“To Police Headquarters.” The carabiniere at the wheel of the Marshal’s car started his engine, too, but the Marshal signalled to him that he wasn’t ready to leave yet and he turned it off again. The exhaust fumes sat low in the still muggy air and the Marshal, reaching automatically for his dark glasses, pushed them back in his pocket with a glance at the uniformly grey sky.MoreLess
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