[6] o; compare XI., note 1.
[7] Scusi, sa, Excuse us, will you.
[8] Loro, You, with change to less formal voi.—altri adds emphasis as in I. 29, p. 12.
[9] gli desse del, should call him a.
[10] tirasse... contro, should be so spiteful toward.
[11] C'è da far le maraviglie, Is it to be wondered at?
[12] gli metteva... addosso, gave him the cold shivers.
[13] le nostre, that is, our woes, troubles.
[14] collocamento a riposo, retirement.
[15] fossero, would they were.