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Disappointed that Romola submitted to Savonarola. The novel was just getting interesting, and I was looking forward to her post-Florence adventures; but now she’s right back in the middle of the Florentine suffocation.

I’m reading this as part of an exploration of non-Thomas Malory stories about King Arthur. Actually, if I understand correctly, this was one of Mallory’s sources. It reads and feels much more modern than Malory, and not just because of the language.

The stakes have been raised, and so has the tension. I misjudged the story; it was only slow getting started. Still humorless, though. Tito sold the library, earning Romola’s undying contempt. He confronted his father, who rejected his offer of help and vowed a slow and painful revenge. Romola flees. Tessa has a baby - but is it alive?

Engaging and detailed popular history. I’m re-reading it, this time with the help of Amazon’s synchronization with the Audible audiobook. Right now the focus is on Henry II, who seems like a very remarkable man - for a medieval king. I’m particularly interested in the later chapters about Edward I.

Tito has encountered his adoptive father, who has long been a prisoner. Tito had known this for some time but was reluctant to make use of his growing fortune to buy his father’s release. Now he wears chain mail under his cloak. His father is somehow free - I remember that it happened but have already forgotten the details - and is free to seek vengeance if he wants it. So.... does he want it?

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