On the way Turlendana asked:
“Are there any drinking places here?”
Binchi-Banche answered promptly:
“Yes, sir, there are.” Then, lifting his big black hands he counted off on his fingers:
“The Inn of Speranza, the Inn of Buono, the Inn of Assau, the Inn of Zarricante, the Inn of the Blind Woman of Turlendana....”
“Ah!” exclaimed the other calmly.
Binchi-Banche raised his big, sharp, greenish eyes.
“You have been here before, sir?”
Then, with the native loquacity of the Pescarese he went on without waiting for an answer:
“The Inn of the Blind Woman is large, and they sell there the best wine. The so-called Blind Woman is a woman who has had four husbands....”