Chapter 15
Windsor, England
Marco
DANI AND I ELECTED to fly to the UK and attend the closing on the house in person, and Sal accompanied us. He was with us for two reasons: one, he’d be occupying the house; and two, we wanted to introduce him to the appropriate official at Eton. The closing had taken place a few minutes earlier, and we were giving Sal his first look at what would be his home for the next five years.
“Sal,” I said, “I don’t think I’ve seen you this excited since you moved from Siena to Aragoni.”
“That’s probably because I haven’t been, Marco,” Sal said. “I was more than happy to move to Aragoni, and I’ve enjoyed the years I’ve spent there. But as you said when you and I were in Milan with Valerius… it’s time.”
“What did you say in Milan, Marco?” Dani said.
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