Eew! Silvia had been raised by a Scottish nurse, then an English tutor, so was happy to indulge in this kind of stomach-churning practice. I would opt for eggs and bacon any day. Hallie’s face broke out in a smile when I came in. How glorious to give somebody such pleasure...
I’d taken to using Nonna’s special glass, an exquisite red Hungarian crystal tumbler, a gift from an admirer, she’d said. Apart from my grandfather, Euralbius, she’d rarely mentioned anybody else in that way. It was only when Sertorius opened and read her will in front of the witnesses and handed...