The Invisible WormVanguard Press, 1950 - 307 pages |
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Page 25
... American consul in Pa- lermo . " " Her son and daughter are in America , " Donna Bi- anca replied . " And a brother , also in America . " " She has no one in Italy ? " " No. Except , of course , the Englishwoman . " The mayor snapped ...
... American consul in Pa- lermo . " " Her son and daughter are in America , " Donna Bi- anca replied . " And a brother , also in America . " " She has no one in Italy ? " " No. Except , of course , the Englishwoman . " The mayor snapped ...
Page 134
... American , Anni would have hated her less . If she had been less generous , less osten- tatious , less good humored ! If she had been more se- rious and demanding , more autocratic ! If only , Anni thought , she had been less of an American ...
... American , Anni would have hated her less . If she had been less generous , less osten- tatious , less good humored ! If she had been more se- rious and demanding , more autocratic ! If only , Anni thought , she had been less of an American ...
Page 275
... American . Americans always had the look of people who spend long hours before the mirror practicing ex- pressionlessness . In his studies at Bologna , Don Marco had read about African tribesmen who buried the leav- ings of their food ...
... American . Americans always had the look of people who spend long hours before the mirror practicing ex- pressionlessness . In his studies at Bologna , Don Marco had read about African tribesmen who buried the leav- ings of their food ...
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