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stretched from one end of the pergola to the
other. Old Pacciale, Baldassare and Mastro
Nicola were hard at work re-filling the
wine-glasses and Giovannina, Rosina and Elisa went
round offering cigars to the men, coffee to the
women and cakes and sweets to the children.
The band, by special arrangement with the
authorities, lent to me for the afternoon, was
blowing incessantly from the upper loggia. The
whole house was thrown open, nothing was
locked up, all my precious belongings were
lying about as usual in their apparent disorder
on tables, chairs and on the floor. Over a
thousand people wandered freely from room to
room, nothing was ever touched, nothing was
ever missing. When the bells rang Ave Maria
the reception was over and they all went away
after much handshaking, happier than ever,
but that is what wine is made for. The band
in better form than ever led the way to the
Piazza. The twelve priests relieved and
refreshed by their vigil over Sant’Antonio stood
already in compact formation outside the church
doors. The sindaco, the municipal councillors
and the notables took their seats on the terrace
of the municipio. The band gasping for breath
hoisted themselves and their instruments on the
specially erected tribune. The popolo stood in
the Piazza packed like herrings. The majestic
bandmaster raised his baton, the Gran Concerto
began. Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, Gli Ughenotti,
I Puritani, Il Ballo in Maschera, a choice
selection of Neapolitan folksongs, polkas, mazurkas,
minuets and tarantellas in uninterrupted
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