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Ofelio said, accustomed from time to time to acknowledge that I wasn't there when I was there.

I don't want to see the Wizard, I thought as I sat back in my chair. I want to continue to pining thoughtfully and alone. I opened the book again at random: "I don't laugh or argue, but I watch and wait." I read.

Damn. This is the Wizard who sends me a message. The other sentence must also be a message from him, and he who pines thinking of me. He must have established a positive current. Dear me if he really thinks I'm mocking him. Since you let me know that you are waiting for me, it is more prudent that I go to the Danieli for a moment...

I felt relieved to see the secretary. I had to be careful, he said. It was dangerous to make his master so upset. Don't forget he was powerful, very powerful. "But what have I done?" I asked. The secretary was agitated: "You've been missing for two days, for two days!" he said.

"I don't think I've made a daily subscription with the Magician of Naples." I said. I shouldn't have taken this lightly, the secretary warned me. There was little to joke about. The desire to joke, if I had had it, would have immediately passed on seeing the expression of the Magician appearing on the threshold.

"You disappeared." he said unexpectedly glaring at me. "Nevertheless." he added in a dark tone "Only I can be your strength." 

"But now I'm here."

"Yeah, you're here, but I can't interrupt the session and immediately afterwards I'm waiting for someone from out of town. I've decided to free my schedule tomorrow: we'll go to the Lido."

"At the Excelsior." the secretary pointed out. 

"There is no way you could pay me to do that even with my weight in gold." I said somewhat troubled at the idea of ​​introducing myself to the Excelsior escorted by the Magician and his secretary.