Sebastiani Rondi is a Sicilian lawyer, a resident of Palermo, where the lemons come from. Maurice Maeterlinck* is a Belgian poet, whose symbol is The Blue Bird, and whose greatest work is The Life of the Bee. The poet took a trip through Sicily a short time ago and then wrote about it. Avvocato Rondi read Maeterlinck's opinion of Rondi's home town. Result: Rondi challenged the poet to a duello.
With true Oriental courtesy, Rondi's challenge read: "I read with indignation and disgust your infamous articles on your recent trip to Sicily. As a...
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