The teacher argued that suicide is an act of cowardice, that death is not a heroism that when you go to meet her for the country … and Mary added:

-Like the thousands who went to Sicily! …

There was talk of Venice, the Lido, baths of Abano ….

-What are excellent, said Mary, for the raids to the skin.

E-pei rheumatic pains, said the master.

-But they continued the intrepid girl, you can heal even with the essence of Clementina!

This essence of the lawyer pushed to an irresistible burst of laughter, which echoed Mrs. Emilia. Matilda blushed. Silvio’s eyes out of his head. To console the continuing follies of his cousin he drank without measure, and among the wine, the absurdities and humiliations he lost his mind. Grandma hid, father Gervase in his good nature did not understand that one, the guests were happy, and he was satisfied. The teacher recalled the advice he had given unnecessarily for the education of the girl, and strongly deplored the bad impression that it was in that first test.