And so it was." "And what happened then ?" asked Beatrice, strangely interested and charmed by the man's simple story.
"Then we beat Don Pietro Casale, Excellency, and spoiled all his face and head.

We were little boys, twelve and ten years old, but there was the anger to give us strength.

And so we ran away from Verbicaro, because we had no one and we had to eat, and had beaten Don Pietro Casale, who would have had us put in prison if he had caught us.

But thanks to Heaven we had good legs.

And so we ran away, Excellency." "It is very interesting.