The humour of Italy; . me inand find that they fit him, and you will sell them to him,and I shall have to wait another week. But I assure you, sir No, no, my friend; I know how things go. I want thispair of shoes and no other, and I insist on keeping the one. The shoemaker bowed his head with a sigh, and wentaway to stretch the right shoe. An hour later the Bari man and his shoes were already onboard the Piraeus steamer; and on the following day thetwo victims met on his doorstep, each with a shoe in hishand, and looked into each others rapidly lengtheningfaces. Napoleone Corazzini THE FAMOUS
The humour of Italy; . me inand find that they fit him, and you will sell them to him,and I shall have to wait another week. But I assure you, sir No, no, my friend; I know how things go. I want thispair of shoes and no other, and I insist on keeping the one. The shoemaker bowed his head with a sigh, and wentaway to stretch the right shoe. An hour later the Bari man and his shoes were already onboard the Piraeus steamer; and on the following day thetwo victims met on his doorstep, each with a shoe in hishand, and looked into each others rapidly lengtheningfaces. Napoleone Corazzini THE FAMOUS TENOR, SPALLETTI. A BOUT a week after my arrival at Athens I was enjoyingx *• a tcte-a-tetc, at the Samos Restaurant, with a lambcutlet of most unexampled obduracy, when there entered astout individual, somewhere on the wrong side of fifty,dressed with great care, and sporting a gold chain of suchlength and massiveness that it might have served to fastenup a mastiff. His hands were covered with rings; and, in I o * J. 11 WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK r THE FAMOUS TENOR, SPALLETTI. 105 entering, he made noise enough for ten. Accosting a waiterwho could speak Italian, he roared— Giuraddio ! What has become of my place ? This way,—this way, sir; there are four places at thistable. It was the one where I was sitting. The stout gentleman contorted his features with disgust,uttered language which would have been enough for anyArian, and came and sat beside me, remarking— Giuraddio ! I dont want my place taken !: Every one present was looking at him, and smilingcompassionately. Before he had finished unfolding his napkin he wasalready asking me— Are you Italian, sir? Yes. Been in Athens long? A few days. I have been here three months. Every one knowsme. I should think so, if you always make as much noise as that. You see how they are looking at me ? I have noticed it. I ... I suppose you know who I am? I have not that honour. I am the celebrated Spalletti. . You will know No. I con
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