Chapter 21
In love there is no fear,
on the contrary, perfect love chases away the fear.
(John 4, 18)
She reached the village of St. Florian, climbed the steep paved road called Via della Mastella and entered the city through Porta Marina, along the ancient Via delle Terme Romane horseback gallop, regardless of the rules, which required anyone passing on horseback through the city streets to maintain the pace at a slow pace. Only when she arrived in Piazza del Mercato she had to slow down to avoid crushing someone on foot under the hooves of her horse. A disorderly crowd of men, women and even children filled the Square, dismayed by what was happening at Bernardino Manuzi’s printing house and Bernardino himself. Many were working to make themselves useful and bring themselves close to
