XXI
She moved to Palermo and lived in his uncle's house. The news came from Ninni Battaglia, who got it out from Giorgio after a long interrogation. While telling the story, Ninni strutted and puffed his chest. He emphasized the poetic beauty of the scene where his pistol was pointed at Maneri’s stomach.
“Since he’s engaged to Tea, he is all for her sister. He did not want to say anything. So the Beretta was out of the holster and it was planted in his belly. Then I informed him that I did not mean to acquire an i***t cousin and that killing him would have freed Italy and the Fascist Party from the shame that he represented, for every man worthy to be called such.”
“Stop telling lies.”
“It's the whole truth. I swear.” Ninni Battaglia was serious. “In fact, he sang like a rooster at daw
