Chapter 19: The Maniac of the Colosseum

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​⁠After quitting their guides at the Colosseum Maximilian and Valentine advanced towards the centre of the gladiatorial arena where the demented Giovanni Massetti was standing. He did not notice them, did not seem to pay even the slightest attention to his surroundings, but kept his eyes upturned towards heaven, the murmur of bitter malediction constantly issuing from his lips. As M. and Mme. Morrel