“Left the island, Signore?”
“Yes, and went away from Naples altogether.”
“The Signorina would never let the Padrona go. The Signorina loves the island and my Padrona loves the Signorina.”
“But the Signorina would not be selfish. If it was best for her mother to go—”
“The Signorina would not think it was best; she would never think it was best to leave the island.”
“But what I want to know, Gaspare, is whether you think it would be best for them to leave the island. That’s what I want to know—and you haven’t told me.”
“I am a servant, Signore. I cannot tell such things.”
“You are a servant—yes. But you are also a friend. And I think nobody could tell better than you.”
“I am sure the Signora will not leave the island till October, Signore. She says we are all to stay until the end of October.”
“And now it’s July.”