[Note II.1: =del suo=, _as her own_.]
[Note II.2: =Culincenere= and =Cenerentola= are both from _cenere,
ashes_; the former with a depreciative prefix.]
[Note II.3: =che tornassero... viso=, _which might the best
become them_.]
[Note II.4: =ci sarebbe proprio da ridere=, _it would be a fit subject
for laughter_.]
[Note II.5: =tutt'intera la santa giornata=, _the whole
blessed day_.]
[Note II.6: =più lontano che potè=, _as far as she could_.]
[Note II.7: =che cosa avesse=, _what was the matter with her_.]
[Note II.8: =Vorrei=, _I should like_.]
[Note II.9: =non sapendo... miglia=, _not having the faintest idea_.]
[Note II.10: =che=, introduces the question.]
[Note II.11: =che non entrava... contentezza=, _beside
herself with joy_.]
[Note II.12: =per quanto vecchio=, _old as he was_.]
[Note II.13: =per farla ballare=, that is, _as his partner in the
dance_.]
[Note II.14: =nè punto nè poco=, _at all_.]
[Note II.15: =In quella che=, _While_.]
[Note II.16: =non capiva... gioja=; compare note 11.]
[Note II.17: =Dev'esser=, _She must be_.]
[Note II.18: =Dio mio!= _Dear me!_--=altre= in the next clause simply
adds emphasis.]
[Note II.19: =di lì a pochi giorni=; compare I., note 25.]
[Note II.20: =non=, expletive, not to be translated.]