"Is ten o'clock the same as eleven o'clock to you ?" Don Clemente apologised.

He had been detained by a duty of charity.

The Abbot invited him to be seated, "My son," said he, "are you sleepy ?" Don Clemente smiled without answering.
"Well," the Father Abbot continued, "you have wasted an hour of sleep, and now I have my reasons for robbing you of a little more.

I intend to speak to you about two matters.

You asked my permission, to visit a certain Selva and his wife.