At one point Mina felt her ears burning and looked up in time to catch Uberto looking at her with a scowl on his face.
‘I will talk to you, before you go to bed,’ he said. ‘Dario, teach her a new story for tomorrow’s performances.’ Then he walked away, leaving Mina to worry about the coldness in his voice.
The other players continued eating as Dario began teaching Mina the story of a seamstress who dreamed of making beautiful garb for royalty, but whose father only allowed her to make clothes for him alone. He’d barely begun when Roberto interrupted.
‘Dario, the Tale of the Seamstress? After …?’
Dario looked confused, then nodded. ‘Oh … oh. Right.’
Mama Tina suggested a new story, and Dario and Mina huddled together until Mina was able to commit it to memory. After a time Mama Tina in
