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the bells of san pasquale. 81
" But first tell me what sort of brotherhood this
is? " she said.—" What it is ! A lot of old men live
there."—" Poor old men ? " " Well, yes, not
exactly rich."—" I suppose they have not rooms by
themselves ? "—" No, but very large dormitories."—
" And eat out of tin bowls at unlaid tables? "—" No,
they are porcelain."—" But without tablecloth ? "
—" Well, what of that, if only the table is clean ! "
To quiet her he added : " Many excellent people
live there. If you care to know, it was not without
hesitation that Cavaliere Palmeri was received."
With that Don Ferrante went. His wife felt
grieved, but also very angry. She thought he had
robbed himself of dignity and rank and become a
common small shopkeeper.
She said quite loud, although no one heard her,
that the summer palace was only a big, ugly old house
and Diamante a poor and miserable city.
And of course she would not allow her father to
move. Don Ferrante should see.
When they had eaten dinner, Don Ferrante wanted
to go to Caf£ Europa and play dominoes, and he
looked for his hat. Donna Micaela took his hat and
followed him out on the gallery running round the
house. When they were far enough away from the
dining-room so that her father could not hear them
she said impetuously :
" Have you anything against my father?"—" He
costs too much."—" But you are rich."—"Who has
put that into your head ? Don’t you see how I must
toil ? "—" Let us rather restrict ourselves in
something else."—" Yes, I shall put a limit to something.
Giannita has had gifts enough."—" No, restrict me
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