But--in short--here in Ravenna--it would not be--desirable,--your Excellency understands and appreciates what I would say a thousand times better than I can say it.

It would be in every point of view better, as your Excellency sees, that no idle chatter of this kind should be set about here.

It would be inexpedient for more reasons than one." "Quite so; quite so.

Your ideas on the subject are happily judicious, Signor Ercole.

What have we to do with misunderstandings that may have arisen at Milan?
Of course, it is not our business to have ever heard anything of the kind.