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He is a fisherman."
"Yes. Do you know his mother?"
"Si, Signore."
"What is her name?"
"Bernari, Signore. She is married to Antonio Bernari, who is in
prison."
"In prison? What's he been doing?"
"He is always after the girls, Signore. And now he has put a knife
into one."
The man shrugged his shoulders.
"Diavolo! He is jealous. He has not been tried yet, perhaps he never
will be. His wife has gone into Naples to-day to see him."
"Oh, she's away?"
"Si, Signore."
"And her name, her Christian name? It's Maria, isn't it?"
"No, Signore, Maddalena--Maddalena Bernari."
Artois said nothing for a minute. Then he added:
"I suppose there are plenty of Maddalenas here in Mergellina?"
The man laughed.
"Si Signore. Marias and Maddalenas--you find them everywhere. Why, my
own mamma is Maddalena, and my wife is Maria, and so is my sister."
"Exactly. And your name? I want it, so that when next I take a boat
here I can ask for yours."
"Fabiano, Signore, Lari Fabiano, and my boat is the /Stella del
Mare/.


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