Romola Chapter 16 - A Florentine Joke

In which Tito, burdened by his recent misgivings, navigates the lively terraces and diverse company of Florence, encountering figures both familiar and strange, including the spirited barber Nello and the contentious doctor Maestro Tacco, whose comical misadventure provokes the amusement of the piazza’s frequenters. The episode gently reveals the tensions and undercurrents of Florentine society, where gossip, suspicion, and chance encounters intertwine beneath the golden autumn sun.