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If you wanted to get something out of a Serafino sister, including my own mother, you had to appeal to her British sense of indirection and pretend you were already in the know, that you were merely asking for confirmation.
“Yes,” said Iris, “human emotion is a terrible thing, especially among war orphans.”
“Dimenticare a volte è una benedizione.” Forgetting is sometimes a blessing.
“I cannot change the past, or the wishes of the dead.”
“Non sai niente del passato.” You know nothing of the past.
Vivere nel cuore di chi resta significa non morire mai. Living in the heart of those who remain means never dying.
È l’aquila, Alessia whispers, still half asleep, it’s the eagle,
the Serafinos had gorged themselves on silence for long enough.
