"Let me see you off, Jim. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Where do you live?"

"I live with Marita. ”

"Your father's old butler?"

"Yes, she lives quite far from here. ”

They walked silently for a while. Then Arthur suddenly spoke: "You're seventeen now, aren't you?"

"I turned 17 in October. ”

"I knew before that you wouldn't grow up like other girls who just wanted to go to the prom and all that. Jim, my dear, I often wonder if you're going to be one of us. ”

"I think so a lot, too. ”

"You said you did something for Binny, and I didn't know you knew him. ”

"It's not for Bini, it's for another person. ”

"Another person?"

"It's the one I'm talking to tonight - Bora. ”

"Do you know him well?" said Arthur, with a hint of jealousy. He was not happy about Bora, who had been fighting to do something, but the Young Italian Party Committee eventually let him go, and even said that Arthur was too young and inexperienced.

"I know him very well and I like him a lot. He has always lived in Livorno. ”

"I know, he went in November—"

"It's about ships. Arthur, don't you think that your house is safer than mine for this work? no one would suspect a rich shipping man like you, and you know almost everyone on the docks—"

"Shhhhh

"Just hide for one day. Oh, maybe I shouldn't have told you. ”

"Why? You know I'm in this organization. Joma, my dear, there is nothing in the world more gratifying than you being among us, I mean you and Padre. ”

"Your Padre! of course—"

"No, he sees it differently. But I sometimes fantasize -- that is, I hope -- I don't know-"

"Arthur, he's a priest!"

"So what? We have priests in our organization -- two of them have published articles in the newspapers. Why not? The mission of the clergy is to lead the world to higher ideals and goals, so what else do we want to do as an organization? In the final analysis, this is not only a political issue, but also a religious and moral issue. If people are worthy of freedom and responsible citizens, then no one can enslave them. ”

Jomma frowned. "It seems to me, Arthur," she said, "that your logic is a little out of order. A priest taught the teachings of religion, and I don't see how this had anything to do with the expulsion of the Austrians. ”

"The priests taught the doctrine of Christianity, and of all the revolutionaries, the greatest was Christ. ”

"You know, when I talked to my father about the priesthood the other day, he said—"

"Jouma, your father was a Protestant. ”

After a moment's pause, she looked at him bluntly.

"Listen, we'd better not talk about it. When it comes to Protestants, you're always prejudiced. ”

"I'm not biased. But I think when it comes to the clergy, Protestants are generally prejudiced. ”

"Probably. Anyway, when we talk about this topic, we often argue, so it's not worth bringing up this topic again. What do you think of the presentation?"

"I enjoyed it very much - especially the last part. I am pleased that he emphasized the need to achieve a republic, not a dream. As Christ said, 'The kingdom of heaven is in your heart.'" ’”

"That's the part I don't like. He talks too much about the good things we should think, perceive, and achieve. But from start to finish, he basically didn't tell us what we should do. ”

"When it comes to a pinch, we have a lot to do. But we have to be patient, and the earth-shaking changes don't happen overnight. ”

"The longer it takes to achieve something, the more reason there is to do it right away. You spoke of being worthy of freedom -- do you know of anyone more worthy of freedom than your mother, and isn't she the most perfect angelic woman you have ever met?

But what good is all those virtues she has, and until the day she dies, she is a slave - bullied, harassed, and insulted by your brother James and his wife. If she hadn't been so gentle and patient, her situation would have been much better. This is also the case in Italy. It doesn't take patience - someone has to step up and defend themselves - "

"Jim, my dear, if anger and passion had saved Italy, she would have been set free long ago. What she needs is not hatred, what she needs is love. ”

As he uttered the word, his forehead suddenly turned dark, but then vanished. Jomma didn't see it, she was frowning, pursing her lips and staring straight ahead.

"You think I'm wrong, Arthur," she said after a pause, "but I'm right, and one day you'll understand it." This is it. Are you coming in?"

"No, it's not too early. Good night, dear!"

He stood in the doorway, his hands clasped in hers.

"For God and the people—"

Slowly and solemnly, she uttered the unfinished vow: "Always." [The slogan of the Young Italian Party is "For God and for the people, unswervingly."] Jomma withdrew her hand and ran into the house. As she closed the door, he stooped down to pick up the bunch of cypress branches that had fallen from her chest.

Arthur walked back to his lodgings, feeling like he had wings. He was so happy, and there was not a trace of sadness in his heart. At that meeting, there were hints at the preparation of an armed insurrection.

Now Jomma is gay, and he loves her. For the sake of the republic that will be realized, they can work together, and maybe even die together. The time has come to realize hope, and Padre will see it and believe in it.

But the next morning, when I woke up, I was much more awake. He remembered that Jonma was going to Lechen, and Padre was going to Rome. January, February, March - it will be three months before Easter!If Qiongma was influenced by "Protestants" in her home (in Arthur's vocabulary, "Protestants" was "Felix" [Felix people] [Felix people are the inhabitants of the ancient land of Felix on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. The Bible portrays them as hypocritical, narrow-minded, and uncultured. In Western culture, the Felix were used to refer to selfish hypocrites. No, Jomma will never learn to seduce tourists and bald boat owners, like the other English girls in Livorno. But her life may be very sad. She was so young, so friendless, and living in the middle of the wooden people. If the mother were still alive -