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cooking sausages in a frying´pan。 At the sight of me�察�he let go the frying´ 

pan�察�threw up   his arms in   the air�察 �and uttered shrieks   of enthusiasm。   He 

was   a   little   man   whose   pimply   features�察  �aquiline   nose�察  �round   eyes�察  �and 

projecting chin formed a very expressive physiognomy。 

     He called me ;Excellence�察─�said he was going to mark the day with a 

white     stone�察  �and    made     me    sit  down。    The    hall   in  which     we    were 

represented the union of the kitchen�察�reception´room�察�bedchamber�察�studio�察�

and wine´cellar。 There were charcoal furnaces visible�察�a bed�察�paintings�察�an 

easel�察�bottles�察�strings of onions�察�and a magnificent lustre of coloured glass 

pendants。 I glanced at the paintings on the wall。 

     ;The arts� �the arts� ─�cried Signor Polizzi�察�throwing up his arms again 

to heaven;the arts� �What dignity� �what consolation� �Excellence�察�I am a 

painter� ─�

     And he   showed   me   an   unfinished   Saint´Francis�察 �which   indeed   could 

very well remain unfinished for ever without any loss to religion or to art。 

Next he   showed   me   some   old   paintings   of   a   better   style�察 �but   apparently 

restored after a decidedly reckless manner。 

     ;I repair�察─�he said;I repair old paintings。 Oh�察�the Old Masters� �What 

genius�察�what soul� ─�

     ;Why�察�then�察─�I said to him�察 �you must be a painter�察�an archaeologist�察�

and a wine´merchant all in one�拭─�

     ;At   your   service�察  �Excellence�察─  �he   answered。   ;I   have   a   zucco   here   at 

this very momenta zucco of which every single drop is a pearl of fire。 I 

want your Lordship to taste of it。; 

     ;I esteem the wines of Sicily�察─�I responded�察 �but it was not for the sake 

of your flagons that I came to see you �察�Signor Polizzi。; 

     He�此   �Then   you   have   come   to   see   me   about   paintings。   You   are   an 

amateur。 It is an immense delight for me to receive amateurs。 I am going 

to show you the chef´d'oeuvre of Monrealese�察�yes�察�Excellence�察�his  chef´ 



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d'oeuvre� �An Adoration of Shepherds� �It is the pearl of the whole Sicilian 

school� ─�

     I�此 �Later on I will be glad to see the chef´d'oeuvre�察�but let us first talk 

about the business which brings me here。; 

     His little quick bright eyes watched my face curiously�察�and I perceived�察�

with anguish�察�that he had not the least suspicion of the purpose of my visit。 

     A cold sweat broke out over my forehead�察�and in the bewilderment of 

my anxiety I stammered out something to this effect�此�

     ;I   have   come   from   Paris   expressly   to   look   at   a   manuscript   of   the 

Legende Doree�察�which you informed me was in your possession。; 

     At these words he threw up his arms�察�opened his mouth and eyes to the 

widest possible extent�察�and betrayed every sign of extreme nervousness。 

     ;Oh�   �the   manuscript   of   the   'Golden   Legend��' A  pearl�察  �Excellence�   �a 

ruby�察�a diamond� �Two miniatures so perfect that they give one the feeling 

of glimpses   of Paradise� �What suavity� �Those   colours ravished   from  the 

corollas of flowers make a honey for the eyes� �Even a Sicilian could have 

done no better� ─�

     ;Let me see it�察�then�察─�I asked�察�unable to conceal either my anxiety or 

my hope。 

     ;Let you see it� ─�cried Polizzi。 ;But how can I�察�Excellence�拭�I have not 

got it any longer� �I have not got it� ─�

     And he seemed determined to tear out his hair。 He might indeed have 

pulled every hair in his head out of his hide before I should have tried to 

prevent     him。   But   he  stopped    of  his   own   accord�察   �before   he   had   done 

himself any grievous harm。 

     ;What� ─�I cried out in anger;what� �you make me come all the way 

from Paris to Girgenti�察�by promising to show me a manuscript�察�and now�察�

when   I   come�察  �you   tell   me   you   have   not   got   it�   �It   is   simply   infamous�察�

Monsieur� �I shall leave your conduct to be judged by all honest men� ─�

     Anybody who   could   have   seen   me at   that   moment   would   have been 

able to form a good idea of the aspect of a furious sheep。 

     ;It is   infamous�   �it   is   infamous� ─  �I   repeated�察  �waving   my   arms�察  �which 

trembled from anger。 

     Then Michel´Angelo Polizzi let himself fall into a chair in the attitude 



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of   a   dying   hero。   I   saw   his   eyes   fill   with   tears�察  �and   his   hairuntil   then 

flamboyant and erect upon his headfall down in limp disorder over his 

brow。 

     ;I   am  a   father�察  �Excellence�   �I   am  a   father� ─�he   groaned�察  �wringing his 

hands。 

     He continued�察�sobbing�此�

     ;My son Rafaelthe son of my poor wife�察�for whose death I have been 

mourning   fifteen   yearsRafael�察  �Excellence�察  �wanted   to   settle   at   Paris�察  �he 

hired   a   shop   in   the   Rue   Lafitte   for   the   sale   of   curiosities。   I   gave   him 

everything precious which I hadI gave him my finest majolicas�察�my most 

beautiful   Urbino   ware�察  �my   masterpieces   of   art�察  �what   paintings�察  �Signor� �

Even now they dazzle me with I see them only in imagination� �And all of 

them signed� �Finally�察�I gave him the manuscript of the 'Golden Legend'� �I 

would have given him my flesh and my blood� �An only son�察�Signor� �the 

son of my poor saintly wife� ─�

     ;So�察─  �I   said�察   �while   Irelying   on   your   written   word�察  �Monsieurwas 

travelling to   the very heart of   Sicily to   find   the manuscript of   the  Clerk 

Alexander�察     �the   same    manuscript      was   actually    exposed     for   sale  in  a 

window in the Rue Lafitte�察�only fifteen hundred yards from my house�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�it was there� �that is positively true� ─�exclaimed Signor   Polizzi�察�

suddenly  growing   calm   again�察   �and   it   is   there   stillat   least   I   hope   it   is�察�

Excellence。; 

     He took a card from a shelf as he spoke�察�and offered it to me�察�saying�察�

     ;Here is the address   of my son。  Make it known to your friends�察 �and 

you will oblige me。 Faience and enameled wares�察�hangings�察�pictures。 He 

has a complete stock of objects of artall at the fairest possible pricesand 

everything authentic�察�I can vouch for it�察�upon my honour� �Go and see him。 

He will show you the manuscript of the 'Golden Legend。' Two miniatures 

miraculously fresh in colour� ─�

     I was feeble enough to take the card he held out to me。 

     The fellow was taking further advantage of my weakness to make me 

circulate the name of Rafael Polizzi among the Societies of the learned� �

     My hand was already on the door´knob�察�when the Sicilian caught me 

by the arm�察�he had a look as of sudden inspiration。 



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     ;Ah� �Excellence� ─  �he   cried�察  �what a   city  is   this city  of   ours�   �It gave 

birth to Empedocles� �Empedocles� �What a great man what a great citizen� �

What audacity of thought� �what virtue� �what soul� �At the port over there is 

a statue of Empedocles�察�before which I bare my head each time that I pass 

by� �When Rafael�察�my son�察�was going away to found an establishment of 

antiquities in the Rue Lafitte�察�at Paris�察�I took him to the port�察�and there�察�at 

the foot of that statue of Empedocles�察�I bestowed upon him my paternal 

benediction� �'Always   remember  Empedocles��'  I  said   to   him。 Ah�  �Signor�察�

what our unhappy country needs to´day is a new Empedocles� �Would you 

not like me to show you the way to his statue�察�Excellence�拭�I will be your 

guide   among   the   ruins   here。   I   will   show   you   the   temple   of   Castor   and 

Pollux�察  �the   temple   of   the   Olympian   Jupit

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