It was obvious both Nino and Quadrato were looking at the young girl with desire. The three talked openly about it one evening, and despite the problem of their isolation all three were in agreement that they should not complicate matters. A few weeks later it became apparent that the girl was pregnant. Quadrato had an argument with Gino because he could see no reason for not taking her, since some other man had already had her. He calmed down, but Gino resolved to keep an eye on him because he didn’t seem fully convinced.
The man in the group didn’t appear to do anything at all. He would spend hours sitting with his very long thin legs slightly apart and his hands on the ground between them, often playing with small stones or pieces of wood. Sometimes the others were seated around him an
