Three weeks on, and the scale weights had gone light again. That merchant still doesn't know the customer who pays full price while knowing better is the most expensive kind there is.

• Serafina OrsiniHand that red-thread bundle over to my trading house, and you'd never have to worry about scales again.
  Bianca del MonteIt's not the price, it's the hands. An Orsini hand couldn't survive my workbench.
• Pippo the Errand BoyMy lady, that merchant came round our kitchen's back door yesterday too.
  Bianca del MonteThen he's likely pocketed one more weight. Tell only me about the back door from now on.