"You little beast! Suppose I go and tell the major that ..."
"No, for Heaven's sake! Dear Fatina, keep quiet."
"On one condition."
"Let's hear it."
"That you will be good, that you will be patient and let yourself be taken care of until it is time to fit your wooden leg."
"I promise you. You know, once I was made of wood all over. In order to get ahead I can even make up my mind to take a step backward."
CHAPTER VI
Wherein We See Pinocchio's Heart
All three of them were now up again. It was to be for them a day of great gladness. Yet all three were in a bad humor. They didn't even talk. Captain Teschisso, dressed in a brand-new uniform, couldn't tear himself away from the mirror, which he addressed in a low voice: