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· The following version of this short story was used to create the guide: Maugham, W. Somerset. "Salvatore." The Fresh Reads, 2021.

· The story opens with an unnamed narrator describing Salvatore.

· The narrator met Salvatore when he was 15.

· Salvatore had “a pleasant face, a laughing mouth and care-free eyes” (1).

· Salvatore would lie on the beach in the mornings periodically going for a swim.

· Salvatore only wore shoes on Sundays.

· Salvatore’s father “was a fisherman who owned his own little vineyard and Salvatore acted as nursemaid to his younger brothers” (2).

· Salvatore made sure his brothers did not go out too far into the ocean and that they ate lunch, however little the meal may be.

· Soon Salvatore fell in love with a girl from the Grande Marina.

· Her eyes are described as “forest pools” (2).

· Salvatore and the girl were engaged, but he had to complete his military service...

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