I feel I know him well enough to be sure of that.

However, during the last week he has improved rapidly.

In the morning and evening he works a little in the kitchen-garden.

This morning he rose very early, and what should he do but take it into his head to wash down the stairs! Yesterday Maria scolded the old servant because the stairs were not clean.

When the old woman, who sleeps at Subiaco, arrived at seven o'clock, she found Maironi had done the work for her.