Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 29

           (SofiecametomyapartmentamonthafterI’dmovedintotheplaceandsaid,"Nicepinkbathroom,"andthiswasthefirsttimeI’dnoticedthatitwas,indeed,pink.Brightpink,fromfloortoceiling,brightpinktileeverywhere-Ihonestlyhadn’tseenitbefore.)Butmysister’strainedeyepicksuptheGothic,orRomanesque,orByzantinefeaturesofabuilding,thepatternofthechurchfloor,orthedimsketchoftheunfinishedfrescohiddenbehindthealtar.ShestridesacrossRomeonherlonglegs(weusedtocallher"Catherine-of-the-Three-Foot-Long-Femurs")andIhastenafterher,asIhavesincetoddlerhood,takingtwoeagerstepstohereveryone.

           "See,Liz?"shesays,"Seehowtheyjustslappedthatnineteenth-centuryfacadeoverthatbrickwork?Ibetifweturnthecornerwe’llfind…yes!…see,theydidusetheoriginalRomanmonolithsassupportingbeams,probablybecausetheydidn’thavethemanpowertomovethem…yes,Iquitelikethejumble-salequalityofthisbasilica…"

           CatherinecarriesthemapandherMichelinGreenGuide,andIcarryourpicniclunch(twoofthosebigsoftball-sizedrollsofbread,spicysausage,pickledsardineswrappedaroundmeatygreenolives,amushroompatethattasteslikeaforest,ballsofsmokedmozzarella,pepperedandgrilledarugula,cherrytomatoes,pecorinocheese,mineralwaterandasplitofcoldwhitewine),andwhileIwonderwhenwe’regoingtoeat,shewondersaloud,"Whydon’tpeopletalkmoreabouttheCouncilofTrent?"

           ShetakesmeintodozensofchurchesinRome,andIcan’tkeepthemstraight-St.ThisandSt.That,andSt.

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