"Do you know why Romeo is neighing?"
Then the needlewomen raised their heads in surprise, and Valentina, trying not to laugh, said to Teresa:
"Child, what is he saying?"
"Why does a horse neigh?"
"Because—"
Although she spoke in a low tone Piscis heard her quite well, and turning from Pablo, who had taken the question quite seriously, and wished to hear about this peculiarity of Romeo's, he said to Valentina in an angry tone:
"Will you be quiet, you chatterbox?"
These emphatic words were received with an explosion of laughter by the workers.
"Don't fuss yourself, Piscis; let them be. Well, you took Romeo out? I am glad of that."
"I harnessed him to the wagonette with Linda," returned the Centaur, with an angry look at the listening Valentina.