(PUSS IN BOOTS.)
[Note I.1: =si sarebbero mangiata=, _would have devoured_.]
[Note I.2: =non sapeva darsi pace=, _could not console himself_.]
[Note I.3: =per essergli toccata=, _for having received_.]
[Note I.4: =faceva egli a dire=, _he went on to say_.]
[Note I.5: =faceva finta... inteso=, _pretended not to notice them_.]
[Note I.6: =non siete stato=, _you have not been_.]
[Note I.7: =pigliasse=, subjunctive used after =Sebbene=.]
[Note I.8: =col fare il morto=, _by playing dead_.]
[Note I.9: =Eccoti.= Pronouns are joined to the interjection =ecco=,
just as to a verb; =ti= intimates the interest of the hearer in what is
going on.]
[Note I.10: =dal Re= (French _chez le roi_), _to the king's palace_.
_Da_ has a variety of meanings in the following selections, such as
_from_, _by_, _for_, _to_ or _at the house of_, _suited to_, _as_.]
[Note I.11: =entrato che fu=, _as soon as he had entered_.]
[Note I.12: =gran=, for _grande_.]
[Note I.13: =Di' al tuo=, _Say to your_. The forms of the second
person singular are used in addressing inferiors; also in speaking to
children, intimate friends, and near relatives.]
[Note I.14: =della caccia del suo padrone=, _of his master's
killing_.]
[Note I.15: =doveva recarsi=, _was to go_.]
[Note I.16: =avrebbe potuto=, perfect of the conditional used where
the simple tense would be expected.]
[Note I.17: =con quanta... gola=, _with all his might_.]
[Note I.18: =corressero=, subjunctive used after verb of commanding.]
[Note I.19: =faceva spiccare... persona=, _set off his good looks_.]
[Note I.20: =fini fini=, repetition for emphasis; occurs
frequently in Italian in case of adjectives or adverbs.]
[Note I.21: =fosse=, subjunctive used in indirect question; in l. 2 of
next page, used after a superlative.]
[Note I.22: =sarebbe parso=, _it would have seemed_; _parere_
conjugated with _essere_.]
[Note I.23: =per dirne una=, _for example_.]
[Note I.24: =dal vedersi... leone=, _at seeing a lion before his
eyes_.]
[Note I.25: =Di lì a poco=, _After a little_.]
[Note I.26: =come sarebbe a dire=, _in other words_.]
[Note I.27: =Vostra maestà sia la benvenuta=, _Welcome to
your majesty_.]
[Note I.28: =di=, _than_.]
[Note I.29: =dovevano=; compare note 15.]
[Note I.30: =da non potersi dire=, _beyond words_.]