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"Confound you, and your long words, sir," said poor Will, "I know you are flouting me." "Pazienza, Signor Cavaliere; that which is to come is no flouting, but bloody and warlike earnest.
One of the figures has been left, however the Madonnetta which gives its name to a <I>traghetto</I> near the Rialto. But this sweet survivor is a carven stone inserted ages ago in the corner of an old palace and doubtless difficult of removal. <i>Pazienza</i>, the day will come when so marketable a relic will also be extracted from its socket and purchased by the devouring American.
He hath sworn that we shall save the Queen. The Admiral will come from Nikosia; and the galleys of Venice will haste to the rescue, Pazienza! We are bidden to keep the peace and secrecy until the moment shall be ripe; but to die in defense of this palace, which we hold for Her Majesty as a place of refuge." "Dost bring us news of her. How fares it with Her Majesty?"
The Italian shrugs his shoulders and submits in a humorous way to what is simply a bit of domestic discipline, revenges himself by a jest on the priesthood, and waits with his quiet "pazienza" till the progress of education shall have secured him a wife who won't grudge him his dinner. But Lent is no reality to him, and spring is a very real thing indeed.
The course of events is, after all, far more impartial than, in moments of disappointment, we are apt to admit, and quite as often procures us unexpected and unthought-of pleasures as defeats those we had proposed for ourselves. Pazienza!
But pazienza!" She gave her shoulders a light little shrug. "The Kingdom of Italy will not last forever." "We will devoutly hope not," concurred Anthony. "Meanwhile, I am glad to note that in politics you are a true-blue reactionary." "In Sampaolese politics," said she, "reaction would be progress.
But the general subject of this letter is the "Santissima Pazienza," which is still frequently invoked by the common folk of Siena: and Catherine's analysis searches deep.
But those who have seen pallone will not, perhaps, so much wonder at the Italians, nor condemn them for not playing their own game, when they remember that the French have turned them out of their only amphitheatre adapted for it, and left them only pazienza. If one drives out at any of the gates, he will see that spring is come.
Ci vuol pazienza!" and crept sullenly out of sight, as our pensive train resumed its meditative progress.
We should have got much better mourning here at Bocconi's if we could have waited, but of course that was impossible. Our apartment is convenient, but small and rather dark. Maria hopes you are fatter. She is going to send you some panforte and a box of sugared fruits at Christmas. La Zia has begun to crochet another counterpane; that will be the eighth, and we have only three beds. Pazienza!
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