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Chapter 25

           First,"hewenton,assumingthemannerofalecturer,"it’salittlepimple.Thenwenoticearashbetweentheshoulders.Thenwenoticenothingatall.Weputourfaithinmercury."

           "Orsalvarsan,"themajorinterruptedquietly.

           "Amercurialproduct,"Rinaldisaid.Heactedveryelatednow."Iknowsomethingworthtwoofthat.Goodoldpriest,"hesaid."You’llnevergetit.Babywillgetit.It’sanindustrialaccident.It’sasimpleindustrialaccident."

           Theorderlybroughtinthesweetandcoffee.Thedessertwasasortofblackbreadpuddingwithhardsauce.Thelampwassmoking;theblacksmokegoingcloseupinsidethechimney.

           "Bringtwocandlesandtakeawaythelamp,"themajorsaid.Theorderlybroughttwolightedcandleseachinasaucer,andtookoutthelampblowingitout.Rinaldiwasquietnow.Heseemedallright.Wetalkedandafterthecoffeeweallwentoutintothehall.

           "Youwanttotalktothepriest.Ihavetogointhetown,"Rinaldisaid."Good-night,priest."

           "Good-night,Rinaldo,"thepriestsaid.

           "I’llseeyou,Fredi,"Rinaldisaid.

           "Yes,"Isaid."Comeinearly."Hemadeafaceandwentoutthedoor.Themajorwasstandingwithus."He’sverytiredandoverworked,"hesaid."Hethinkstoohehassyphilis.Idon’tbelieveitbuthemayhave.Heistreatinghimselfforit.Good-night.Youwillleavebeforedaylight,Enrico?"

           "Yes."

           "Good-bythen,"hesaid."Goodluck.Peduzziwillwakeyouandgowithyou."

           "Good-by,SignorMaggiore."

           "Good-by

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