Chapter LX
Antonino and Mafalda
Antonino"s conversation with Giulia, instead of easing his worries, had sharpened them.
All day he had done nothing but repeat to himself that he had been wrong to share his thoughts
-I was a fool. By doing so, I haven’t solved anything. Quite the opposite. I have simply given her one more concern. Why did I do it? I was angry. Very angry. Mafalda in some moments has the ability to make me so tense to the point I’m not able to control myself -
Uninterrupted discussions made their days very bitter. He hadn’t slept at all during the night. The previous evening, after returning from work, she wasn’t at home. For all the time he was there alone he had harboured a fierce resentment against her and her family. - She knows I don"t want her to stay at the taver
