[15] doveva recarsi, was to go.
[16] avrebbe potuto, perfect of the conditional used where the simple tense would be expected.
[17] con quanta... gola, with all his might.
[18] corressero, subjunctive used after verb of commanding.
[19] faceva spiccare... persona, set off his good looks.
[20] fini fini, repetition for emphasis; occurs frequently in Italian in case of adjectives or adverbs.
[21] fosse, subjunctive used in indirect question; in l. 2 of next page, used after a superlative.
[22] sarebbe parso, it would have seemed; parere conjugated with essere.
[23] per dirne una, for example.
[24] dal vedersi... leone, at seeing a lion before his eyes.