Bread is my chief problem. There was so much to eat in Italy, that people would leave food lying about without realizing it. Like an Orange or a Tomato. But never bread. And bread you had to have for if you were not to starve.
Right now I am sitting by the road sides. People often did that. So I feel free doing so. After a while I took precaution of lying flat on my stomach and facing the road. So i could make sure I could quickly duck out of sight if anything came along. I am thinking about how I won't have any bread the next day and for even quite a while and that i might have to ask God for some more. Thats all for now.
The most unexpected thing happed to me just a while ago. A car drove by and it stopped. A man got out of the car and said loudly 'Blast, my spectacles...!' He spoke in English not in Italian. As I watched him groping about in half-light along the edges of the road. I didn't know why but I rose to my feet, and told him 'I'll help you find your spectacles'. As soon as he rose to take a look at me I bent my head so he could not get a good look at my eyes. The man had smiled and said, ' Thank you very much! Its not much good looking for glasses when you haven't got them on, is it?' I said no politely and set about searching the edge of the road. Has soon as I found theme, I told the man. He took them, he opened the door and talked to someone inside. When the man had put his glasses on I could not tell what, but something looked different about him. He smiled at me. I thought before he was one of them, but now i am sure he's not. I could not imagine him striking or shooting anyone. The man put his hand in his pocket, took something out and offered it to me. It was a coin as he held out he's hand he said '' You must have something for you're trouble''
I told him no, and them to be more polite I said no thank you. At first he looked at little disconcerted then he smiled. I knew that in this case I must accept his thanks, and ask if i could say How do you do to his wife. I did not know how to say so but entered the car. A women sat inside she was pretty, she had a pleasant clean smell, and she was smiling, so I said good evening to her. The man spoke to her in French. He asked her if she had ever come across a little Italian tramp, who spoke English with an Oxford accent and was offended when he was offered money.
I was just about to say I wasn't offended, when I decided not to, since they already thought i was strange because I spoke English, it was better not to let them know that he could speak French as well.
They had asked me a hole bunch of stuff what was my name, who i was, were I come from. I told them that my name was David and that I was off going to join the circus, farther north. They did not seem very interested. So they told me they were on a vacation, from a free country called England,. The women suggested we get this thin called sandwiches. I told her yes please. After the sandwiches. I asked her won't you let me go? I didn't take your food before you said I could. The man said Of course you can go David. He sounded like Johannes. The he continued: If there were any way we could help you you would tell us, wouldn't you?
I replied "Yes sir". No there isn't good bye. The women didn't seem that she was OK with me going, it seem that she wanted to keep me. I got out of the car. And I ran back down the slope and here i am telling you guys this.
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