CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR :DECEMBER, 2011 By now, Alex had a good working knowledge of Italian and, determined to master it, he asked Jen to converse with him in this beautifully expressive language. She was amazed at how proficient he had become in such a short time and now accepted that his brain had switched into super-absorbency mode. Alex was determined that, should he have any more visions involving the ‘ndrangheta, he would be capable of fully understanding what they were saying. He was also concentrating on getting his body in shape and had a running machine delivered, a few weeks earlier. His bedroom was quite large and the machine was permanently positioned and ready to use in one corner of the spacious room. Jen was also feeling the effects of insufficient exercise and was as commit

