That is all the matter." "I, with a gran' signora, a great lady! You are crazy, Don Ciccio!" "Crazy or not--tell me to-morrow whether your heart does not beat every time she looks at you.

As for her being a great lady--we are men, and they are women." The chemist had socialistic ideas of his own.
"To please you," said Ruggiero, "I will go and see her now, and I will be back in an hour to tell you that you do not understand your business.
My brother is to go there at twelve and I will go with him.

Of course I shall see her." He turned to go, but stopped suddenly on the threshold and came back.
"There!" he cried triumphantly.

"There it is again, but not so hard this time.

Is the lady here, now ?" He pushed his chest against the old man's ear.
"Madonna mia! What a machine!" exclaimed the latter, after listening a moment.