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“And have you enjoyed yourself?” inquired Rosa, when at last she and Mario lay side by side in bed.
“Ma sicuro,” he assured her; “oh, very much, my Rosa—only think of all that we have seen!”
Turning over he checked off the items on his fingers, calling them out one by one. There were not enough fingers, so he tapped on the bedspread, while she lay and watched him—smiling.