And all the time, look: Tunis is overthere! I had
learned a Maltese song and used to sing itnight and day, sitting astride a
window-sill.
No, said Mauro, with emotion, shutting his
eyes.
Dianella rose in alarm, and ran to the window to
look out between theslats of the shutters.
Instead of a dose of the oil of sweet almonds, he
had given himapparently oil of bitter almonds.
I cant abide her, I cant endure thesight of her,
that old spy of the priests! If anything refused to comply, he would cut itout,
ruthlessly, or pretend not to notice it.
They broughtthe cholera, I was saying: a terrible
epidemic!
Ah, immersed, out there, in the spirit of God, he
perhaps was notconscious of it!
Good night, Dianella answered him,
coldly.
An infernal sect,scattered all over the world! No,
said Mauro, with emotion, shutting his eyes. Quietly fanning the flames, so as to
dismember Italy once again.
Are yougoing to leave me to be killed by the Turks?
But what was to happenmeanwhile, if her father had really shut down the pits and
dismissedhim? Then I heard that Garibaldihad landed at Marsala; I flew back at once
to Sicily.
The ass says to-day to his master: Down on all
fours;Im going to ride now. You say that those poor fellows have their reason here?
But what was to happenmeanwhile, if her father had really shut down the pits and
dismissedhim? I used to eat egg-fruit and tomatoes, like anything: Idid it on
purpose.
Good night, Dianella answered him, coldly. So her
father was starting offagain immediately?
One day, we had lost ourway, he and I, and were
half dead with hunger and thirst.
Because you, my poor child, have only me, alas,and
I have so many worries. Only the spread sail showed a glimmer of white.
What could have been happening at the
pit?
Oh, Aurelio could get on without him now! I cant
abide her, I cant endure thesight of her, that old spy of the priests!