“If the touch of my hand is too rude, my lips are ready to make it softer with a tender kiss.” He whispered gazing at the girl intensely. “Good pilgrim, saints have hands that pilgrims can touch, and palm to palm is how holy palmers kiss.” said the girl in a soft voice. Romeo continued, “Don’t saints have lips and holy palmers too?” “Yes, but lips that must be used in prayer!” was her reply. “Then, do not move while I take the fruit of my prayer from your lips…” The nurse interrupted them, “Madam, your mother wants to have a word with you.” 10 11 12 13 14 : spoke softly. : fixing his eyes upon. : inner part of the hand. : a traveller who carried a palm branch to show he had visited the Holy Sepulchre (here the author plays with words both with the palm of the hand and the images coming from the religious world). : sacred. 10. whispered 11. gazing at 12. palm 13. palmer 14. holy