It followed that Zorzi had used the precious book, and Giovanni inferred that the rest was a lucky accident.
"Will you sell me one of those beautiful things you have in the oven ?" Giovanni asked, in an insinuating tone.
Zorzi hesitated.

The master had often paid him a fair price for objects he had made, and which were used in Beroviero's house, as has been told.
Zorzi did not wish to irritate Giovanni by refusing, and after all, there was no great difference between being paid by old Beroviero or by his son.

The fact that he worked in glass, which had been an open secret among the workmen for a long time, was now no secret at all.

The question was rather as to his right, being Beroviero's trusted assistant, to sell anything out of the house.
"Will you ?" asked Giovanni, after waiting a few moments for an answer.
"I would rather wait until the master comes back," said Zorzi doubtfully.

"I am not quite sure about it." "I will take all the responsibility," Giovanni answered cheerfully.