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Chapter 7

           HesaiditwastrueandbythecorpseofBacchuswewouldtestwhetheritwastrueornot.NotBacchus,Isaid.NotBacchus.Yes,Bacchus,hesaid.IshoulddrinkcupforcupandglassforglasswithBassi,FillipoVincenza.BassisaidnothatwasnotestbecausehehadalreadydrunktwiceasmuchasI.Isaidthatwasafoullieand,BacchusornoBacchus,FillipoVincenzaBassiorBassiFillippoVicenzahadnevertouchedadropalleveningandwhatwashisnameanyway?HesaidwasmynameFredericoEnricoorEnricoFederico?Isaidletthebestmanwin,Bacchusbarred,andthemajorstarteduswithredwineinmugs.Half-waythroughthewineIdidnotwantanymore.IrememberedwhereIwasgoing.

           "Bassiwins,"Isaid."He’sabettermanthanIam.Ihavetogo."

           "Hedoesreally,"saidRinaldi."Hehasarendezvous.Iknowallaboutit."

           "Ihavetogo."

           "Anothernight,"saidBassi."Anothernightwhenyoufeelstronger."Heslappedmeontheshoulder.Therewerelightedcandlesonthetable.Alltheofficerswereveryhappy."Good-night,gentlemen,"Isaid.

           Rinaldiwentoutwithme.Westoodoutsidethedooronthepatchandhesaid,"Youbetternotgouptheredrunk."

           "I’mnotdrunk,Rinin.Really."

           "You’dbetterchewsomecoffee."

           "Nonsense."

           "I’llgetsome,baby.Youwalkupanddown."Hecamebackwithahandfulofroastedcoffeebeans."Chewthose,baby,andGodbewithyou."

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