"Of course I do see," thought Anania shutting the door. "Well, is it any business of mine what Daga is? and what she is? Hasn't everyone their faults?"
[16]A dwarf of Sardinian legend.
[17]A proverb. Wise as water, viz. very wise.
[V]
The time of vacation was near.
"Aunt Varvara," said the student to the old servant as she was preparing the coffee. "How happy I am! I feel wings growing. A few more days—then good-bye! Yes, I have wings. I shall jump on the window-sill, cry zsss—ss—and off! I launch myself in flight, and there I am in Sardinia."
And he went to the window pretending to suit the action to the words.
"A-a-ah!" cried the old woman terrified, "do get down, sweetheart! You'll break your neck! Oh God!——"
"Well, if you'll give me some coffee, just one little cup, I won't fly just yet. How good your coffee is, my dear! How do you get it so good? No one can make it so well except my mother at Nuoro."
The old woman, greatly flattered, poured out a cup, which being the first from the pot was truly exquisite.