Chapter 39
Hauling it AwayThe two old mariners had been sitting around Barraccone too long. They felt they were getting soft. The only reason they put up with all this time on land was because they were getting paid by the day, and their real reward was still at the end of the journey.
“It's a good thing she's paying for this hotel,” said the man with the stocking cap.
They spent their days mostly in and around that small town, but drove to Castiglione Falletto on occasion just to get away. They couldn't approach Alba, under strict instructions to avoid making an appearance there, but they found that Castiglione was small enough not to attract attention and there were a couple of nice places to eat there.
That morning, when she had called, they were sitting at Bar del Peso sipping thei
