"I don't care so much about being famous as you men do," she answered. "But I shall read the foreign news to see what the great patriot, Rafael Valla, is doing for his country, and perhaps, some day, your good king may send you to the United States as ambassador from Italy.
"Let us wish it," she added, and dipped her hand into the fountain. "To Rafael Valla, the ambassador," she said with a smile, and drank the clear, cold water.
"To the Signorina, my friend," said Rafael. "I wish her happiness."
Tears sprang to Edith's eyes, and she held out her hand quickly for the half-penny. "Over your left shoulder, remember," she said, as she tossed the coin into the water.
"Over my left shoulder," Rafael repeated, and added earnestly, "We shall see Rome and the king again."
VOCABULARY
Ăp´pĭ [letter a with an uptack]n Way, a famous Roman highway.
Ȃp´pĭ ŭs Clau´dĭ ŭs (clâ), a Roman statesman.
ä̤ vän´ti (tē), begone.
ƀăm bi´nō (bē), baby.
Be fa na (b[letter a with an uptack] fä´nȧ), the Italian Lady Santa Claus.
Bi an ca (b[letter e with an uptack] ăṉ´kȧ), a girl's name.
Brin di si (br[letter e with an uptack]n´d[letter e with an uptack] zē), a seaport of south-eastern Italy.
Cam pag na (cȧm pän´yȧ), a plain surrounding Rome.
Căn´dĭ ȧ, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Căp´ĭ tō līne, one of the seven hills of Rome.
cä´rō, dear.
Cȧ vour´ (vo͞or), an Italian statesman, died 1861.
cen time (sän tēm´), a copper coin, the hundredth part of a franc.
Çĭn çĭn nȧ´tŭs, a Roman soldier and hero.
Çîr´ cŭs Ä gō näl´[letter e with an uptack], one of the squares in Rome.
Cŏl ŏs sē´ŭm, an out-door theatre of ancient Rome.
Cŏn´stȧn tine (tēn), the first Christian emperor of Rome.
cŏn´tä di´nō (dē), a peasant farmer.
Çȳ´prŭs, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Dän´dō lō, a Doge of Venice, died 1205.
Doge (dōj), the chief ruler in the ancient republic of Venice.
ĕc´cō, look; behold.
Flā mĭn´ĭ a̤n Way, a highway of ancient Rome.
fō´rŭm, a market-place or public meeting-place.
Ġĕṉ´ [letter o with an downtack] ȧ, a seaport of northwestern Italy.
gŏn´dō lȧ, a boat used in the canals of Venice.
gŏn dō lier´ (lēr), a man who rows a gondola.
Hẽr cū lā´nē ŭm, a buried city near Naples.
Hō rā´ti us (shĭ ŭs), a Roman legendary hero.
Jul ius Cae sar (jūl´yŭs sē´zär), a famous Roman general, statesman, orator, and writer; died 44 B. C.
lȧ go͞on´, a shallow sound or channel.
li di (lē´dē), sand-bars in the lagoon of Venice.
Li´dō (lē), the bathing-beach of Venice.
li´rȧ (lē), a coin worth about nineteen cents.
li re (lē´ra), plural of lira.
l'Ĭ täl´ĭ ȧ, Italy.
log gia (lŏd´jȧ), a roofed, open gallery.
mäd´re (r[letter a with an uptack]), mother.
Măr´ȧ thŏn run, a twenty-six-mile running race.
Mer ce ri a (mãr ch [letter a with an uptack] rē´ [letter a with an uptack]), a shopping district in Venice.
Mĕs si´nȧ (sē), a city in Sicily, destroyed by earthquakes in 1908.
mi a (mē´ȧ); mi o (mē´ō), my.
Mi chael An ge lo (mī´kĕl ăn´j[letter e with an uptack] lō), an Italian painter and sculptor; died 1564.
M[letter o with an uptack] rē´ä, the southern peninsula of Greece.
Nē a̤ pŏl´ĭ ta̤n, pertaining to Naples.
Păl´ạ tīne, one of the seven hills of Rome.
Pa laz zo Vec chi o (pä lät´sō vĕk´kē ō), a palace in Florence.
Pä´ō lō, a boy's name; Paul.
Paz zi (pät´sē), an influential family of Florence.
Pi az za (pē ät´sȧ), square.
Pi az´za dĕl Dū ō´mō, the square in front of the cathedral in Florence.
Pi az zet ta (pē ät sĕt´tȧ), little square.
Pit ti (pē´tē), a palace in Florence.
pō lĕn´ta, a pudding made of meal boiled in milk.
Pŏm pe ii (pā´yē), a buried city near Naples.
quat tro (kwŏt´trō), four.
Ri äl´tō (rē), a bridge over the Grand Canal of Venice.
Sän Gior´ġĭ ō (jôr), Saint George; a church in Venice.
Sän Min i a to (mē nē ä´tō), a cemetery on a hill southeast of Florence.
scal di no (skŏl dē´nō), a brazier.
Scȧl´ĭ ġẽr[letter s with an downtack below], an Italian family of medieval times.
si (sē), yes.
Si e na (sē ā´nȧ), a province and city in Italy.
Si gnor (sē nyōr´); Si gnore (sē nyō´r[letter a with an uptack]), Sir; Mr.
Si gno ra (sē nyō´rȧ), Madam; Mrs.
Si gno ri na (sē nyō rē´nȧ), Miss.
Sträss´bu̇rg, a city in Germany.
Tär´quin (kwĭn), a legendary king of ancient Rome.
Tī´bẽr, the river on which Rome is situated.
Tin tō rĕt´tō (tēn), an Italian painter, died 1594.
Ti tian (tĭsh´a̤n), a famous Venetian painter, died 1576.
Tre vi (trā´ve), a fountain in Rome.
Tŭs´ca̤ ny̆, a province of Italy.
Uf fi zi (öf fēt´s[letter e with an uptack]), a celebrated art-gallery in Florence.
Văt´ĭ ca̤n, the Pope's residence.
Ve rō´ nȧ (v[letter a with an uptack]), a city in northern Italy.
Ve ro ne se (v[letter a with an uptack] r[letter o with an uptack] n[letter a with an uptack]´ z[letter a with an uptack]), an Italian painter, died 1588.
Vē sū´vĭ ŭs, an active volcano near Naples.
Vīl´lȧ Bŏr ghe´se (gā z[letter e with an uptack]), a villa near Rome.
Vi´vä̤ (vē), "long live!" "hurrah for!"