The boy controlled himself, but Toscana laughed louder.
"Whatever is it? Is the Master going to be married?"
"Lu el vorres, se, ma li doni li nal veul mia, corpu dla madosca (He'd be willing enough, but the women won't have him)," said Petrin, turning a little and joining in the "children's" talk.
"They want to go to—to Rome! Gabri and Gabrie!" said Toscana at last, and her brother again burst out laughing.
"Why do they want to go to Rome?"
"Gabri wants to get a place and to help Gabrie in her studies, as she intends to be a Professor——"
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Then they laughed, all four, and Regina forgot her troubles. The boy and girl thought of going to Rome, as they thought of going to Viadana, without help and without money! It was amusing.
"And what does the Master say?"