"Good boys always speak the truth."
"And I always tell lies."
"Good boys go willingly to school."
"And school gives me pain all over the body. But from today I will change my life."
"Do you promise me?"
"I promise you. I will become a good little boy, and I will be the consolation of my papa. Where is my poor papa at this moment?"
"I do not know."
"Shall I ever have the happiness of seeing him again and kissing him?"
"I think so; indeed, I am sure of it."
At this answer Pinocchio was so delighted that he took the Fairy's hands and began to kiss them with such fervor that he seemed beside himself. Then, raising his face and looking at her lovingly, he asked: