translation: Nhưng thằng Gino cứ trố mắt ra nhìn lão, như nó không hiểu tiếng Ý lắm. Nó chỉ mủm mỉm cười. À, lão hiểu rồi. Cu cậu được ông chú giàu có ưu ái hỏi han, đâm ra ngượng, không dám trả lời. Để làm cho nó thoải mái và tiến gần mục tiêu hơn, lão vỗ vai Gino bảo :
translation: And now this saturnine Piero in oily Italian inquired after Gino, " So, young man, what do you do, what do you plan for your life, eh, still at school? " But strangely enough this young man regarded him with grave eyes as if he did not understand good Italian. Then he gave a little smile, and Piero understood: the lad was overcome by this attention from majesty and too shy to answer. To put him at his ease and get nearer the subject, Piero clapped Gino on the shoulder and said, " My dear daughter is dying of thirst. Bring her a glass of cream soda like a good chap. Caterina, isn't it true, you're dying of thirst? "