Chapter 3
“Maria, I have never eaten so well in my life. What incomparable food your kitchen has produced.”
Asdrubale is so enthusiastic about the dinner that he gets carried away with hyperbole. Perhaps he is also comparing it with the spartan food on board, which must have tried him so sorely in the last few days. After a second portion of macaroni with raisins and a generous slice of veal en croute, he is just about to move on to dessert. His appetite seems insatiable and I'm beginning to feel a little embarrassed.
Maria, on the other hand, seems to be enjoying my brother's appreciation of the food. “Asdrubale, you are giving me great pleasure... not like your sister who eats like a sparrow.”
Her husband Antonio evidently shares her opinion and after pouring Asdrubale numerous glass
