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airing it deserved. | airing it deserved [[^merited]]. | ||
As in most summers there was almost no | As in most summers there was almost no | ||
rain that year and | rain that year and [[^every day]] the dust grew thicker [[crossed out: every day]] | ||
over the Campagna Romana and its wraith like | over the Campagna Romana and its wraith like | ||
olive trees over the cobbled streets of Tivoli and the | olive trees over the cobbled streets of Tivoli and [[^over]] the | ||
setting sun. The odor of dust clung like the incense | setting sun. The odor of dust clung like the incense | ||
from long extinguished | from long extinguished censors, and the falling | ||
of water in the depths of the Grotto of the Sybil | of water in the depths of the Grotto of the Sybil | ||
sounded like | [[crossed out: seemed]] sounded like [[crossed out: an halucination]] [[^intonations from some]] Dantesque | ||
subterranean limbo. | subterranean limbo. | ||
Finally September came and many of the | |||
Finally September came and many of the | |||
students went back to the States. A few stayed | students went back to the States. A few stayed | ||
on to continue their studies in Rome for the | on to continue their studies in Rome for the | ||
winter. Corti took a furnished room for me | winter. Corti took a furnished room for me | ||
in the apartment above the one occupied by | in the apartment above the one occupied by | ||
his wife and himself and I was expected to drop in daily | [[^his wife and]] himself and I was expected to drop in daily | ||
at tea time | at tea-time; on these occasions [[^it was thought well to revise]] my upbringing | ||
in accordance with Italian customs. "You should | in accordance with Italian customs. "You should | ||
be more orderly," Corti would say, "See how badly | be more orderly," Corti would say, "See how badly | ||
you have furled your umbrella - a girl who is | you have furled your umbrella - a girl who is | ||
untidy in the little things of life is likely to be so | untidy in the little things of life is likely to be so | ||
Latest revision as of 05:05, 4 December 2022
airing it deserved ^merited.
As in most summers there was almost no
rain that year and ^every day the dust grew thicker crossed out: every day over the Campagna Romana and its wraith like olive trees over the cobbled streets of Tivoli and ^over the setting sun. The odor of dust clung like the incense from long extinguished censors, and the falling of water in the depths of the Grotto of the Sybil crossed out: seemed sounded like crossed out: an halucination ^intonations from some Dantesque subterranean limbo.
Finally September came and many of the
students went back to the States. A few stayed on to continue their studies in Rome for the winter. Corti took a furnished room for me in the apartment above the one occupied by ^his wife and himself and I was expected to drop in daily at tea-time; on these occasions ^it was thought well to revise my upbringing in accordance with Italian customs. "You should be more orderly," Corti would say, "See how badly you have furled your umbrella - a girl who is untidy in the little things of life is likely to be so