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certain feelings.
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But unlike the married Cusimano,
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who was, let´s face it, guilty
:44:08
of a pre-senile dimming
of the senses,
:44:11
of an intoxicating
kaleidoscope of desires...
:44:16
What´s he saying?
:44:17
Unlike the family man Cusimano,
:44:22
Cadei is...
:44:24
and was...
:44:27
...a bachelor!
:44:30
Clever that lawyer,
:44:32
he´s a bachelor himself...
:44:34
Careful investigation
of the facts tells us therefore
:44:39
that the Scordia woman
committed no other crime
:44:43
than that of being
ill-fated, alone
:44:46
and beautiful!
:44:49
Here is her crime:
:44:51
her beauty!
:44:53
And from here the envy,
:44:55
the lies,
:44:56
the disgrace,
:44:58
that have deprived her
even of a father´s trust!
:45:03
And yet, she herself
is still in silent agony
:45:07
mourning over
that unmarked war grave,
:45:10
in far away East Africa.
:45:13
In the beating heart of
our argument
:45:17
is an audacious,
but nonetheless valid, thesis
:45:19
which asks just one question:
:45:24
Can a young woman,
:45:26
after the odyssey of a widowhood
endured for the love of country,
:45:30
hope for protection
in the shelter of a new life?
:45:35
Does she have the right
to yearn for, and to write,
:45:39
a new ending to her own love story?
:45:43
Your Honor,
:45:44
the citizens of Castelcuto reply:
:45:47
´´Yes!´´
:45:58
Will Cusimano leave me alone now?