It put him in mind of the grand death of Julius Caesar, stabbed by a throng of Roman senators and dying very decoratively, scarlet on marble, harmoniously framed by columns. Would that some great Sienese could bring himself to die in a like manner, allowing the Maestro to indulge in the scene on a local wall.
Anne FortierAnd so we walked through customs arm in arm; while the officer barely looked at my passport, he did look twice at Eva Maria’s cleavage.
Anne FortierBut most important, it made me look as if I ate hidden heirlooms—and financial advisors—for breakfast.
Anne FortierIn fact, I shall drink several, and perchance the wine will send me straight to Paradise that I may meet her in person and …”
Friar Lorenzo sprung forward and hissed, for no apparent reason, “Before it throws you from grace, Messer Romeo, bridle your tongue!”
The young man grinned, “… pay my respects.
Shush!” said Ambrogio to the dog, “I advise you to hide, in case it is the horned one trying to get in. I know him a great deal better than you.
Anne FortierCareful!” warned Friar Lorenzo, trying to close the lid. “You know not what infection those lips carry!
Anne FortierWe have come here for revenge,” Giulietta corrected him “and to gut that monster, Salimbeni, and string him up by his own entrails …”
“Ahem,” said Friar Lorenzo, “we will, of course, exercise Christian forgiveness—”
Giulietta nodded eagerly, hearing nothing. “… While we feed him to his dogs, piece by piece!
Did your patron specify a motif? Usually I do a standard Virgin Mary from the waist up, and in this case I will throw in Babe Jesus for free, since you have come all this way.
Anne FortierIn no other place had I ever seen female purity celebrated by a 355-foot phallic object. But maybe that was me.
Anne Fortier..myself standing in front of Monticello wearing a veil and a wedding gown, hand in hand with a very muscular President Jefferson.
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