Maria exchanges a few words with the latter.

Are they all strangers, those who have gone down?
_Eh, si_! Not all, but most of them.

People from Vallepietra, for the most part.
It would be better if water came to us from Vallepietra.

And what do they want?
To take the Saint away from Jenne with them?
Yes, they have said that; they talked about doing great things.

And you of Jenne?
We of Jenne know he does not wish to go.