At long last, Beppo shouldered his broom - he took the rest of the day off, of course -
and the two of them strolled arm in arm through the city to the old amphitheater, still talking nineteen to the dozen.
It was a long time since the city had witnessed such scenes.
Children played in the middle of the street, getting in the way of cars whose drivers not only watched and waited,
smiling broadly, but sometimes got out and joined in their games.
People stood around chatting with the friendliness of those who take a genuine interest in their neighbours' welfare.
Other people, on their way to work, had time to stop and admire the flowers in a window-box or feed the birds.
Doctors, too, had time to devote themselves properly to their patients, and workers of all kinds did their jobs with pride and loving care,
now that they were no longer expected to turn out as much work as possible in the shortest possible time.
They could take as much time as they needed and wanted, because from now on there was enough time for everyone.
Many people never discovered whom they had to thank for all this,
just as they never knew what had actually happened during the hour that passed in a flash.
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