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carabinieri, everywhere to be seen [[crossed out: strolling]] pacing in | carabinieri, everywhere to be seen [[crossed out: strolling]] pacing in | ||
pairs in their napoleonic capes and hats added | pairs in their napoleonic capes and hats added | ||
only a touch of opera to the splendor of the Eternal | only a touch of [[crossed out: theatre]] opera to the splendor of the Eternal | ||
City which was meaningless to the | City [[^which was]] meaningless to the crowds of foreigners [[crossed out: who]] | ||
unskilled | unskilled in dictatorships, "If you persist in | ||
wise cracking, we'll all end up in the | wise-cracking, we'll all end up in the questura," | ||
an irritated Italian proclaimed one evening. | an irritated Italian [[^proclaimed]] broke out, one evening. | ||
But the | But the streetcars were beginning to travel | ||
more regularly, the fleas were being exterminated | more regularly, the fleas were being exterminated | ||
and a train schedule was taking on a certain | and a train schedule was taking on a certain | ||
meaning | meaning; and when I heard [[crossed out: a speech given by]] | ||
Mussolini addressing in the Roman Stadium I saw him | Mussolini [[^addressing the multitudes]] in the Roman Stadium I saw him | ||
as a symbol of virile government, crude and | as a symbol of virile government, crude and | ||
obvious but still perhaps the logical issue of | obvious but still perhaps the logical issue of | ||
such long lasting senescence. And in fact the | such long-lasting senescence. And in fact the | ||
crowd in the Stadium that afternoon applauded | crowd in the Stadium that afternoon applauded | ||
frantically and little old ladies sobbed. "Come | frantically and little old ladies sobbed. "Come | ||
Latest revision as of 04:42, 9 December 2022
of course, the tightening grip of fascism. The "March on Rome" of October, 1922, had made little impression upon those foreigners who filled the bars and the restaurants three years later, and the carabinieri, everywhere to be seen crossed out: strolling pacing in pairs in their napoleonic capes and hats added only a touch of crossed out: theatre opera to the splendor of the Eternal City ^which was meaningless to the crowds of foreigners crossed out: who unskilled in dictatorships, "If you persist in wise-cracking, we'll all end up in the questura," an irritated Italian ^proclaimed broke out, one evening.
But the streetcars were beginning to travel
more regularly, the fleas were being exterminated and a train schedule was taking on a certain meaning; and when I heard crossed out: a speech given by Mussolini ^addressing the multitudes in the Roman Stadium I saw him as a symbol of virile government, crude and obvious but still perhaps the logical issue of such long-lasting senescence. And in fact the crowd in the Stadium that afternoon applauded frantically and little old ladies sobbed. "Come