Chapter 10

           

           Afewweekslater,IamlivinginItaly.

           Ihavequitmyjob,paidoffmydivorcesettlementandlegalbills,givenupmyhouse,givenupmyapartment,putwhatbelongingsIhadleftintostorageinmysister’splaceandpackeduptwosuitcases.Myyearoftravelinghascommenced.AndIcanactuallyaffordtodothisbecauseofastaggeringpersonalmiracle:inadvance,mypublisherhaspurchasedthebookIshallwriteaboutmytravels.Itallturnedout,inotherwords,justastheIndonesianmedicinemanhadpredicted.Iwouldloseallmymoneyanditwouldbereplacedimmediately-oratleastenoughofittobuymeayearoflife.

           SonowIamaresidentofRome.TheapartmentI’vefoundisaquietstudioinahistoricbuilding,locatedjustafewnarrowblocksfromtheSpanishSteps,drapedbeneaththegracefulshadowsoftheelegantBorgheseGardens,rightupthestreetfromthePiazzadelPopolo,wheretheancientRomansusedtoracetheirchariots.Ofcourse,thisdistrictdoesn’tquitehavethesprawlinggrandeurofmyoldNewYorkCityneighborhood,whichoverlookedtheentrancetotheLincolnTunnel,butstill…

           Itwilldo.

           

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