Yes, he is just the same as I was at his age, good-looking and brave and enthusiastic! I'm paying myself compliments, you see.

But, really now, Attilio warms my heart, for he is the future, and brings me back some hope.

Well, and what about his affair ?" "Oh! it gives us a lot of worry, uncle.

I spoke to you about it before, but you shrugged your shoulders, saying that in matters of that kind all that the parents had to do was to let the lovers settle their affairs between them.

Still, we don't want everybody to repeat that we are urging our son to get the little princess to elope with him, so that he may afterwards marry her money and title." At this Orlando indulged in a frank outburst of gaiety: "That's a fine scruple! Was it your husband who instructed you to tell me of it?
I know, however, that he affects some delicacy in this matter.