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106 228 . the miracles of antichrist
As they said that, they heard someone laugh
behind them. It was Falco that laughed.
A few minutes after that, Falco entered Signora
Gasparo’s shop and asked to buy a loaf. The poor
woman felt frightened when Pepa’s brother came
into the shop. But then it occurred to her: He has
just come from his work. He has not yet been
home. He knows nothing.
" Beppo," she said to him, for Falco was not
called Falco then, "is the vintage good?" And
she was prepared not to get any answer.
But Beppo was more loquacious than usual, and
told her straightway how many grapes they had
already taken through the press. " Do you know,"
he said further, " that yesterday our land-tenant was
murdered."—" Ah yes, the poor Signor Riego. I
heard it." And she asked how it had happened.
" It was Salvatore, that did it. But it is too
ghastly for a signora to listen to ?’’—" O no, what
is done, may also become known."
" Salvatore went up to him like this, signora."
And Falco now drew his knife and laid his hand on
the woman’s head. " Then he cut him across the
throat from ear to ear."
But at the same time Falco said that, he did it.
The woman had not even had time to scream. It
was as if an expert had done it.
After that Falco was sent to the galleys, and he
was there five years.
And when this is told, terror increases.
Falco is fearless. Nothing in the world can deter
him from abandoning a purpose.
And forthwith they remember still another story.
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