Chapter 26:
The pair of civil servants sat outside the convent in Udine. The coats of their chestnut mares shone in the sunlight.
Thaddeus shook his head. Captain Rossetti was talking, “…the day after you left, the sickness abated. Those who were sick died, and we found no new cases. The mother superior left yesterday after the last nun was buried. She said she would not return. There were too many bad memories here.”
It seemed Thaddeus had dozed off, or just awakened midsentence. He wasn’t fully sure where he was.
Rossetti continued to speak, “We are not sure what happened, but we are happy the sickness has left us. The town owes you a great deal for your help.”
Thaddeus glanced at the cloudless blue sky overhead. “I hope that is the last evil that befalls your fair city.” He wasn
