The SparkChapter 44
Twenty-eight dives in Italy and Piertro, Antonia's instructor from when she learned, was satisfied that I would not get myself killed, ruining his reputation. How he thought I might give him a bad name by doing everything right the first time mystified me until Antonia explained he was superstitious believing that anyone who did not make mistakes would be overconfident and die. I could see the logic in his thinking but after I had completed twice the number of dives I was told I would need,...