GABRIEL
I wasn’t surprised at the results the next day, but I was by the fact that Sal cried. He never stopped thanking me and was already making plans for me to come to his palazzo and meet the rest of his family. I begged off with the excuse that I had to get back home. “Ah, it’s Alonzo; you do not want to meet him yet. Still, this is your home, the home your great-great-great-grandfather built, and where all the eldest sons have continued the line.”
“Yes, but I’m not part of that.”
“Who says? You are the eldest grandson; of course, you must come.”
“Doesn’t your sons have any children?” I knew, of course, that Alonzo had a son and a daughter.
“Si´ but you are the eldest; this is the way it’s done.”
“Do you really think that’s fair? I’m not here to take anything away from your grandson. My father has more than enough.….”
