I'm still working on Stefano about her, he insisted on a paternity test. Ridiculous, of course—our father was many things, but a liar was rarely one of them.
[ he'd have to have had shame for that. ]
You're always too kind, Signore. If you can make time, perhaps we could pray together this coming Sunday? There is much in this family to pray over, and few enough souls in the cathedral to do it.
[ he remains, as ever, the only salvatore to take the matter of faith seriously. ]
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[ he didn’t want to be the one to say it! ]
I’ll be adequately enthused, then. Nothing too obscene.
Is the rest of the family here?
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Thank you for the prayers, by the way. For our father. We are very grateful.
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[ and maybe fresh blood is what the salvatores need. ]
Of course. You and Stefano remain in my prayers.
[ with how grief, even for a difficult man, persists. ]
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[ he'd have to have had shame for that. ]
You're always too kind, Signore. If you can make time, perhaps we could pray together this coming Sunday? There is much in this family to pray over, and few enough souls in the cathedral to do it.
[ he remains, as ever, the only salvatore to take the matter of faith seriously. ]