And turning to the host, he carried on in the same vein: “And as for you, Signor Anuello, aren’t you ashamed of your advice to him and of having the temerity to accompany him?”
Guerrino knew that the warden was not motivated by anger or malevolence when he rebuked him, but by fatherly concern.
Accordingly he said to the officer: “I appreciate your good intentions in saying what you have, and I treat your wise suggestions with the same consideration as a respectful son would when listening to a beloved father. However, I have to tell you that I’m not seeking out the Sibyl for any dishonest or wicked ends, or to commit any crimes or sins. I’m going there purely to try and track down my father, having been made aware by a number of fortune-tellers that the Sibyl is the only one who can put
