Sunday, July 02, 2006

Romula was a pickpocket and Hannibal noticed

Romula was in a doorway, the baby cradled in her wooden arm, her other hand extended to the crowds, her free arm ready beneath her loose clothing to lift another wallet to add to the more than two hundred she had taken in her lifetime. . .
In the crowd, Romula had a friend she could depend on. .
If the intended victim seized Romula and held her, Gnocco could trip, fall all over the victim and remain entangled with him, apologizing profusely until she was well away. . .
Hannibal, p. 172

An interesting historical note concerning petty crime and Firenze. I found this on a site which maintained a set of rules for English students studying in Firenze. It's lovely how close to out and out rascist an educated Brit can be.

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