“Giorgio was always like this, arriving and leaving without you being able to notice him, and he did not contradict himself even in this farewell. His discretion was proverbial. Since he didn't want to disturb you by asking the time but didn't wear a watch, you could see him squirming to peek at yours. While you were talking to someone he did not want to interrupt, but to greet you he stood a metre behind you waiting his turn in religious silence. Only when he was sure he was not prevaricating would he appear, but so silently that he often took you by surprise, as if he had appeared out of nowhere.”
“Original for Giorgio Ghelfi is at least reductive. The ever-present leather shoulder strap, the high ankle boot, the T-shirt and crew-neck jumper were his uniform. The aquiline nose and the glittering gaze of the open-minded seeker were his distinguishing marks.”
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