Is it worth your life to know what you want to know of me? Interfere with me and you will surely die. And then to my pure shock I received a distinct mind message from him: I saw him visibly startled by the message. I also went so far as to question Bianca about such a person, and to warn Vincenzo that such a man might attempt to engage him in
I resolved to ignore this, to see what came of it, not to allow it to impede me in the slightest as I enjoyed my life.
Just when I thought I had fooled an entire city, I was to be caught for what I was. And naturally I was tempted to immediately conclude that my life in Venice had failed. Never in all my years had I known any such a threat to my secrecy. I thought over his distinct message and the power of mind with which he'd sent it to me. I stood on the roof for a long time, feeling the blessed wind, and wondering in its silence, what I should do about this strange discovery. We watch and we are always here.Īt this point, meaning to confront him and terrify him, I came to the very edge of the roof garden and peered across the canal at him, and there I made out his stealthy shape, and how he meant to cloak himself, and how fearful yet fascinated he was.Ĭan see with the greatest clarity, those years when you can give your trust most truly to others, and seek to bring about a perfect happiness for yourself. Nevertheless, it was a stunning promise, that which the young Englishman had made.We offer understanding. I had Amadeo with whom to share my golden tomb. I had Bianca when I wanted to ramble on about the work of Bellini or my beloved Botticelli. I wondered if it corresponded to the prime of life in mortals-those years when you are strongest andīut now, with all of Venice receiving me into its finest company, I did not feel such a thing. I wondered if for every immortal there was a Perfect Time. What could this mean? What could this be? Yet in the weeks that followed I listened for this strange creature, this English scholar, and indeed, I kept a sharp lookout for him as we made our way through the usual lavish and dizzying social events.
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