Aless:—do not be alarmed, because—

Carm: What does it mean in English?

Myself: Oh, I beg your pardon. It means—

Aless:—do not be alarmed, for it is the will of heaven that—

Papa: I may even go further and say it is unlikely that Gildo—

Caro: Signor Enrico, do you know what Carmela is doing?

Myself: She is making lace on a pillow, no doubt for her wedding trousseau.

Carm (demurely): Not for my wedding. No one will ever want to marry me.

Myself: Oh, come now, you don’t expect me to believe that?

Aless:—it is the will of heaven that they shall all escape—