“When one thing is revealed,
“When one thing is revealed,many others may follow.”
many others may follow.”The crowd of people in front of Santo Spirito had never been larger. The line of those eager to enter its doors was far greater than it had ever been for any mass or service. It snaked through the piazza and down both the Via delle Caldaie and the Via del Gelsumino. Like a snake, much of it was poisonous.
Never before had the need for the Otto been greater; never before had they been on duty whilst inside a church. All eight of the guards stood in attendance, including the eldest, whose place Sansone would take. Four stationed themselves outside at the doors, and the other four waited inside, awaiting the arrival of Il Magnifico.
OttoIl Magnifico.The Disciples fussed with each othe
