Romola Chapter 2 - Breakfast for Love

In which a young, impecunious stranger seeks breakfast with playful charm from a gentle milkmaid and her stout, scolding mother in a bustling Florentine market corner, revealing both the innocence and sharpness of everyday folk. Meanwhile, the bustling life of Florence unfolds around them, with watchful townsfolk exchanging curious glances and guarded whispers concerning the stranger’s origin and intentions.