XVIII. The Man with the Neck Chain
Nugo. Because he never loved studies, nor showed any reverence for his teacher. This is the clearest proof of a lost mind. Then, too, he ridiculed old men and mocked at the unfortunate. But who is that man clothed in silk, adorned with neck-chain and with gold decorations?
Grac. He is of a renowned race, and has a mother a most noble and fruitful mother.
Nugo. Who is she?
Grac. The earth,[37] and you will scarcely believe what delights he always has. You would say he was a little child up to now in the cradle, crying for his rattle.
Nugo. And yet the down begins to creep over his cheeks.
XIX. The Overseer of Studies
Bamb. Ah! the overseer (observator) is coming. Get ready your books, open them, and begin to turn over the pages and read them.
There has not been for many weeks a more zealous overseer, one who would rejoice so much to pass on charges against any one to the master.
Bamb. Would that at least he would accuse us of our real faults, but for the most part he brings false witness against us.