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Rome, 1952
A messenger boy clad in baggy, faded trousers held up by suspenders raced toward the fountain where Ruby was sitting while writing postcards to her family back home.
On this muggy morning, she’d discovered that sitting downwind of the fountain was the coolest—and she used that term relatively—spot to watch the hub-bub of life before filming began.
Being on set was thrilling, and Ruby soaked up everything she could. She never grew tired of watching Audrey Hepburn, who acted so naturally that she hardly seemed to be acting at all.
The boy skidded to stop in front of her. With perspiration beading on his face, he panted, “Ruby Raines?”
“That’s right.” He was probably one of the crew’s children, making himself useful on set while his parent or parents worked. Many of the ca
