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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.
"Englishmen are apt to be quiet," said Susanna. "He speaks Italian as well as I do," went on the Commendatore. "But he cannot speak Sampaolese." "He could easily learn Sampaolese," said Susanna. "Yes," said the Commendatore. "When I repeated that humbug about your becoming a nun and resigning the properties to him, he held up his hands in horror. 'She must not think of such a thing, he cried.
They were counts regnant and lords paramount, tiranni, as they were called in mediaeval Italy; they had their own coinage, their own flag, their own little army; and though some of the noble Sampaolese families bore the title of prince or duke at Rome, they ranked only as barons at Sampaolo, and were subjects of the Count." A certain enthusiasm rang in her voice.
They were conveyed to Isola Nobile in one of those long slender Sampaolese vipere boats that are a good deal like gondolas, except that they have no felze, and carry a short mast at the bow, with a sail that is only spread when the wind is directly aft.
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