The young Count of Monza, having dissipated the family fortune and seduced then deserted Alice Manfredi, went off to sea to become a pirate. He adopted the name Zampa. Alice Manfredi, roaming in search of her treacherous lover, was taken in and sheltered by Lugano, a wealthy merchant. Alice died shortly thereafter, of a broken heart; and Lugano caused a marble statue of her to be erected in his palace. This statue is venerated by the local people as a saint...
16.2.10
Oh the Pains of Faking Goodness
So tomorrow begins my forty days of diet....which is my sad excuse for Lent. Cheers to everything I cannot have! See you in forty days and forty nights.
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