They say it is the land of men whose heads grow beneath their shoulders,” he said, slapping his chest vigorously. “Mind you, I don’t believe such stories. But as a scientist, I must maintain an open mind. And as an artist . . .” He spread his arms wide, as if there were nothing more to say. “I like you, little savage. What is your name?”
“Sam,” Sam replied.
“Sam. That’s short for Samuele?” He pronounced it Sam-WELL-ay. “In any case, Mr. Sam from Chicago—in the New World,” and he smiled when he said the words, “calling me Mr. da Vinci is like me calling you Mr. from Chicago. It makes no sense. Chicago is not your name, it is your birthplace. I am from Vinci, thus, Leonardo da Vinci.”
Sam was surprised. “So you don’t have a last name? Like Smith or Jones?”
Leonardo laughed with glee. “Do I look like a Smith? My full name is Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. That is my name, my father’s name, and the place I am from. What else do you need to identify a man? But I am called Leonardo, because there is only one!”
THREE
Proof
“So, my little savage, if you are not here to work, what brings you to Leonardo?”
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