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Could you tell me how long you and your husband were married?

How many children do you have, signora?

Are they in school in Venice, signora?

Why do you want to know that?

Would you say yours was a happy marriage, signora?

Could you tell me if your husband had any particularly close friends or business associates?

Other friends, signora?Why do you need to know all this? she said, voice rising sharply.

A robbery? she asked, voice just short of sarcasm.

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