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The poor little mason is seriously ill; the master told us to go and see him; and Garrone, Derossi, and I agreed to go together. Stardi would have come also, but as the teacher had assigned us the deion of The Monument to Cavour, he told us that he must go and see the monument,in order that his deion might be more exact. So, by way of experiment, we invited that puffed-up fellow, Nobis, who replied "No,"and nothing more. Votini also excused himself, perhaps because he was afraid of soiling his clothes with plaster. We went there when we came out of school at four o'clock. It was raining in torrents. On the street Garrone halted, and said, with his mouthfull of bread: - "What shall I buy？" and he rattled a couple of soldi in his pocket. Weeach contributed two soldi, and purchased three huge oranges. Weascended to the garret. At the door Derossi removed his medal and put it in his pocket. I asked him why. "I don't know," he answered; "in order not to have the air: it strikes meas more delicate to go in without my medal." We knocked; the father, that big man who looks like a giant, opened to us; his face was distorted so that he appeared terrified. ……
