Romola Chapter 30 - The Avenger's Secret

In which Baldassarre, newly escaped yet shadowed by shattered memory and broken faculties, cautiously returns to Florence seeking to weave together the fragments of his past and his fading hopes for recognition and revenge. Amidst the quiet November days, he clings to the flicker of old knowledge and clenched purpose, while tentatively re-entering a world that has moved on without him, making humble plans to sustain himself and uncover the truth of his son Tito’s fortunes.