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Growing up in italy, he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.
Growing up in Italy, he prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine.
For the most part his peoples enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity, to practice imposture upon the british and austrian millionaires.
For the most part, his people’s enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity, to practice imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires.
In painting and gemmary, Fortunato was a quack, but in the matter of old wines, he was sincere.
In painting and gemmary, Fortunato was a quack, but in the matter of old wines, he was sincere.
In this respect, I did not differ from him materially, I was skillful in the expensive, aged, Italian vintages myself, and bought whenever I could.
In this respect, I did not differ from him materially; I was skillful in the expensive aged Italian vintages myself, and bought whenever I could.
It was about Dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend.
It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season that I encountered my friend.
He accosted me with excessive warmth for he had been drinking much.
He accosted me with excessive warmth for he had been drinking much.
The man wore motley multicolored clothing fit for jesters clothes.
The man wore motley multicolored clothing fit for jesters’ clothes.
He had in a tight fitting for he was rotund, partly-striped dress; a conical cap with bells’ on it, and curled, styled, and unreasonably-priced shoes.
He had on a tight-fitting, for he was rotund, partly striped dress; a conical cap with bells on it; and curled, styled, and unreasonably priced shoes.
I said to him “My dear Fortunato you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking today! Thanks’ to you I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado and I have my doubts.”
I said to him, “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking today! Thanks to you, I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.”
“How” said he. “such things are not possible aren’t they?
Such things dont happen in the middle of the carnival?
The townspeople told me We have our doubts.’
“How?” said he. “Such things are not possible, are they?”
Such things don’t happen in the middle of the carnival!
The townspeople told me ‘We have our doubts.’”
He had a weak point this Fortunato although in other regards, he was a man to be respected and even feared.
He had a weak point - this Fortunato - although in other regards, he was a man to be respected and even feared.
