[8] Prendere in giro. To take round with one. To make fun of.
CHAPTER IV
An unusually hot April was burning up the city. Towards evening the heavens flamed like incandescent metal. The scent of summer, of dust, of withered grass, made the air almost suffocating.
One evening Regina was visiting the Princess, who two days later was going to Albano.
"Shall you be there long?" asked the pink-china-headed old gentleman, in French, making a great effort to speak.
But, as he did not speak at all loud, Madame's big, yellow face revolved slowly till her good ear was turned in the old gentleman's direction.
"Beg pardon?"
"Will you stay long at Albano?"
"Three weeks."
"Where will you go afterwards?" continued the other, with a seriousness almost tragic.