[6] si prendeva gran spasso, amused herself greatly.
[7] a mezz'aria, half knowingly.
[8] gli fa strada, shows him.
[9] gli fece festa, received him most cordially.
[10] mare magnum, open sea.
[11] mi passò l'anima, was beyond endurance.
XI. UNA NOTTE INFERNALE.
[1] o che. These words introduce the question; compare II., note 10.
[2] Ma il diavolo... coda, But the Old Nick has taken a hand in the matter.
[3] da quell', like the.