[Note XII.1: =mandato a picco=, _sunk_.]
[Note XII.2: =mi guardai bene dal=, _I was very careful not
to_.]
[Note XII.3: =si strinse nelle spalle=, _shrugged his
shoulders_.]
[Note XII.4: =che fa l'esercizio=, _drilling, on parade_.]
[Note XII.5: =Cos'è? Cos'è stato?= _What's the matter? What
has happened?_]
[Note XII.6: =Prendete il largo=, _Shove off!_]
[Note XII.7: =come vien viene=, _just as it happened_.]
[Note XII.8: =ch'io non avessi... segno=, _that I might not
be in my right mind_.]
[Note XII.9: =Mi pareva mill'anni=; compare X., note 2.]