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Come, girls; hop in, if you want to ride." The three nieces and Uncle John just filled the victoria. The count was disconsolate at being so cleverly dropped from the party, but could only flourish his hat and wish them a pleasant drive. They descended the winding road to the coast, where Frascatti took the highway to Sant' Alessio, a charming drive leading to the Taormina Pass.
"Do you live in Taormina?" "I am of this district, but not of Taormina," he replied. "It is chance that you see me here. Eh, Signor Bruggi, is it not so?" casting one of his characteristic fierce glances at the shopkeeper. "It is so, your excellency." "But I am glad you have come to the shadow of Etna," he continued, addressing the Americans with slow deliberation.
Even practical Uncle John stood absorbed and admiring until the soft voice of the facchino called to ask if he wanted hot water in which to bathe before dinner. "It's no use," said Patsy, smiling at him from the next balcony with tears in her eyes; "There's not another Taormina on earth. Here we are, and here we stay until we have to go home again." "But, my dear, think of Paris, of Venice, of "
Watson urged them strongly to visit Syracuse, since they were not likely to return to Sicily again and the most famous of all the ancient historic capitals was only a few hours' journey from Taormina. So it was finally decided to pass a week in Syracuse before returning to the continent, and preparations were at once begun for their departure.
They had left Colin by himself at Taormina. From the first moment of landing Colin had fallen in love with Sicily and refused to be taken away from it. He was aware that his recovery was now in his own hands, and that he would not be free from his malady so long as he was afraid to be alone. He had got to break himself of his habit of dependence on other people.
One life hadn't room enough for two such loves, and he might not have done so much if she had been there, calling back his thoughts, drawing his passion to herself. "What are you going to do next?" she said. "Next I'm going off for a month's holiday. To Sicily Taormina. I've been overworking and I'm a bit run down. How about Colin?" "He's better. Heaps better.
Taormina, compared with what it had been, was now a place of the desert; but not the less for that did the tide of war rage round it for five hundred years to come. It was like a rock of the sea over which conflicting billows break eternally.
"Then we've settled Cupid for a time, anyway. And now, my dears, I think we have all had enough of Taormina. Where shall we go next?" They canvassed the subject of their future travels with considerable earnestness.
Present the enclosed order, together with my letter of credit and passport, which will identify my signature, and draw the money in cash. Return with it to Taormina and give it secretly to the boy Tato, who will bring it to me. I will rejoin you within three hours after I have paid for the ring.
"It is possible the Count said Taormina, instead of Palermo," remarked Louise, plaintively. "I wasn't paying much attention at the time. I'll ask him." The others ignored this suggestion. Said Patsy to her uncle: "When do we go, sir?" "Whenever you like, my dears." "Then I vote to move on at once," decided the girl. "We've got the best out of Naples, and it's pretty grimey here yet."
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