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One wet Saturday evening in May I found myself at Castelvetrano consulting Angelo, the guide, about the weather. His opinion was that it would clear up during the night; I said that if it did we would go to Selinunte, and this confirmed his view; so, on the understanding that there was to be no rain, I appointed him padrone of the expedition and promised to acquiesce in all his arrangements.
"Let my padrone alone. He is not here to buy. He is only here to see the fair. Come on, signorino! Do not answer them. Do not take any notice. You must not buy anything or you will be cheated. Let me make the prices." "Yes, you make the prices. Per Bacco, how hot it is!" Maurice pulled his hat down over his eyes. "Maddalena, you'll get a sunstroke!" he said. "Oh no, signore.
You will get rich in America, and go back to sunny Italy." "The padrone takes all my money." "You'll get away from the old rascal some day. Keep up good courage, Phil, and all will come right. But here we are. Follow me upstairs, and I will introduce you to my mother and Giacomo," said Paul, laughing at the Italian name he had given his little brother. Mrs.
He expected to gain an easy victory over Phil, whom he supposed to be alone in the chamber. He sprang toward him, but had barely seized him by the arm, when the gigantic form of the Irishman appeared, and the padrone found himself in his powerful grasp. "What business have ye here, you bloody villain?" demanded Pat; "breakin' into an honest man's house, without lave or license.
He had little to do besides looking after her, and he employed himself about this in daily visits which the padrone and his wife regarded as official, and promoted with a serious respect for the vice-consular dignity.
Lest the servants should not be aware of all these advantages, the times when such requisitions may be gracefully made and the sums which may be levied are carefully indicated, not by the cardinal in person, of course, but by his underlings; and many of the fellows who carry the umbrella and cling to the back of the cardinal's coach, covered with shabby gold-lace and carpet-collars, and looking like great beetles, are really paid by everybody rather than the padrone they serve.
The truth is, it was a very bad little lunch we made, and nothing redeemed it but the amiability of the smiling padrone and the bustling padrona, who served us as kings and princes. It was a clean hostelry, though, and that was a merit in Malamocco, of which the chief modern virtue is that it cannot hold you long. No doubt it was more interesting in other times.
"My aunt is no more!" said he, after a pause. "We will pray for her soul!" answered Jackeymo, solemnly. "But she was very old, and had been a long time ailing. Let it not grieve the padrone too keenly: at that age, and with those infirmities, death comes as a friend." "Peace be to her dust!" returned the Italian.
Pietro knew that this would do very little good, but there seemed nothing else to do. "Filippo!" he called; "come here. The padrone has sent for you." "What was ye sayin'?" demanded Bridget not comprehending the Italian. "I told my brother to come." "Then you can go out and wait for him," said she. "I don't want you in the house." Pietro was very angry.
Phil and Giacomo entered the lodging-house, wholly unconscious of the threatening storm, The padrone scowled at them as they entered but that was nothing unusual. Had he greeted them kindly, they would have had reason to be surprised. "Well," he said, harshly, "how much do you bring?" The boys produced two dollars and a half which he pocketed. "Is this all?" he asked.