CHAPTER 25
The funeral service was held in the Collegiate Church of Staffolo. It had been a simple but touching ritual and Lucia was moved, until she shed abundant tears, almost as if Bernardino was a family person, a close relative. Although the printer had followed Lucia’s advice, resting and enjoying the healthy air of his native country, his heart had not been able to hold out for long. Since the day the little countess herself had revived him, he hadn’t set foot in the store, which was still going on thanks to the work of his faithful workers. Lucia herself had committed to checking that the work of the printing store was proceeding in the best possible way, that the earnings were assured to Bernardino and that the workers were paid regularly. Every end of the month, she saddled Moro
