That is just about seven times what I earn in a year with my professorship and my writing." "No dreams, caro mio.

I have the offer in my pocket." He apparently cared no more about it than if he had twenty thousand roasted chestnuts in his pocket.
"When do you leave us ?" I asked, when I was somewhat recovered.
"I am not sure that I will go," he answered, sprinkling some pepper on the lettuce.
"Not sure! Body of Diana, what a fool you are!" "Perhaps," said he, and he passed me the dish.

Just then Mariuccia came in with a bottle of wine, and we said no more about it, for Mariuccia is indiscreet.
Nino thought nothing about his riches, because he was racking his brains for some good expedient whereby he might see the contessina and speak with her.

He had ascertained from De Pretis that the count was not so angry as he had expected, and that Hedwig was quite satisfied with the explanations of the maestro.

The day after the foregoing conversation he wrote a note to her, wherein he said that if the Contessina de Lira would deign to be awake at midnight that evening she would have a serenade from a voice she was said to admire.