All posts tagged "Venice"

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 9 “Idyll”

       “You are so superstitious of the Police and the Guard of the Finance you will demand a receipt regardless of...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 8 “Idyll”

       “Then sing, dance with me you young fool!  OOOH AYY, Ooh oh; OOOH AYY, Ooh oh!  JUVE, JUVE, JUVE!!!”  They...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 7 “Idyll”

       “Yeah but…”     “Martin, like your America, our system has its flaws; it is not perfect but unlike America,...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 6 “Idyll”

  They ate in relative silence for the better part of an hour until the meal was exhausted and a desert tray brought...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 5 “Idyll”

  Roberto stood back, crossed his arms across his breast and studied Martin for a long moment.  It was true; the man had...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 4 “Idyll”

            Roberto motioned for him to advance.  “Come, come here.” Martin took the few steps across the marble...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 3 “Idyll”

            “No, Signor, not this one, this one instead.  Fifty, I charge fifty.”  He spoke as he handed...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 2 “Idyll”

  It was too humorous for Andrea to stand.  This man growing impatient with him while he was trying to treat him honestly! ...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 3- Part 1 “Idyll”

  Gabriella was on a day of repose and he was alone in his shop that morning worrying over some small detail of...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 2- Part 16 “Vacation”

  He had asked the man at the desk if he knew where there was a shop close by, but the man did...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 2- Part 15 “Vacation”

  After dinner the two of them lingered around the table and sipped a coffee while Franco enjoyed his once a day vice,...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 2- Part 13 “Vacation”

  Martin opened the glass doors and stepped into the foyer. To the right was a statuette about four feet high of a...

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  When the Lion Smiles

  Chapt. 2- Part 12 “Vacation”

  Martin had confided in Elizabeth in the early years but their marital relationship had degraded to the point where he no longer...