"What are you mumbling about?" asked the Marionette Man.
Tony shrugged his shoulders. "I should lie if I told you!" he answered.
This was Tony's favorite expression. It means "I don't know" in the language of Naples. But in Tony's language it meant exactly what it said!
NIKI
Italy! When you hear the word do you think, as I do, of beautiful paintings and music? Of organ grinders, macaroni, and marionettes?
The finest little marionette actors (or puppets) are made in Italy. Naples is where they have been most popular.
Today there are few left. Motion pictures have come to Naples as to every other city in the world.