"Si—è molto bello."
"Maddalena and I—we will sleep in the outer room."
"And I, Salvatore?" demanded the boy.
"You! Do you stay too?"
"Of course. Don't I stay, signore?"
"Yes, if Lucrezia won't be frightened."
"It does not matter if she is. When we do not come back she will keep Guglielmo, the contadino."
"Of course you must stay. You can sleep with me. And to-night we'll play cards and sing and dance. Have you got any cards, Salvatore?"
"Si, signore. They are dirty, but—"
"That's all right. And we'll sit outside and tell stories, stories of brigands and the sea. Salvatore, when you know me, you'll know I'm a true Sicilian."