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i so the miracles of* antichrist
It seemed to her that she once more recognized the
old bewitching Diamante, which was not of the earth
but a holy citadel on one of the mountains of heaven.
The town-hall with its massive balconies and the
high staircase, the long nunnery and the Roman
gateway were again marvelous and beautiful. And
she could hardly believe that it was in this city she
had met with such intense suffering.
In the midst of this great mass of people no cold
was felt. The winter night was as warm as a night
in spring. And Donna Micaela began to feel
something of spring in her heart. It began to tremble
and quake within her in a manner both sweet and
terrible. So must it feel in Etna’s snowcaps when
the sun dissolves them into sparkling mountain
brooks.
She looked at the people that filled the
marketplace and was astonished that the sight of them had
so tortured her in the morning. It pleased her that
they loved Gaetano. Ah, if he had only continued
to love her, she would have been unspeakably proud
and happy over their love. Then she could have
kissed those old rough hands, which made images of
him and were folded for him in prayer.
As she sat thinking of this, the church door was
thrown open and a large flat wagon covered with red
cloth was rolled out of the church. Highest upon
the wagon stood San Sebastiano at his pole, and
below the image sat the four singers, who were to
compete.
It was an old blind man from Nicolosi, a cooper
from Catania, who was considered the best
improvi-ser in all Sicily, a blacksmith from Termini and the
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