[Note XIII.1: =andare in pensione=, _to retire, be pensioned
off_.]
[Note XIII.2: =in barba al=, _before the very face of_, _in spite
of_.]
[Note XIII.3: =un pan di zucchero=, _a lump of sugar_, here
_soft-hearted_, _an easy mark_.]
[Note XIII.4: =gliene... maniera=, _every sort of prank had been
played upon him_.]
[Note XIII.5: =in fin dei conti=, _after all_.]
[Note XIII.6: =o=; compare XI., note 1.]
[Note XIII.7: =Scusi, sa=, _Excuse us, will you_.]
[Note XIII.8: =Loro=, _You_, with change to less formal
=voi=.--=altri= adds emphasis as in I. 29, p. 12.]
[Note XIII.9: =gli desse del=, _should call him a_.]
[Note XIII.10: =tirasse... contro=, _should be so spiteful toward_.]
[Note XIII.11: =C'è da far le maraviglie=, _Is it to be
wondered at?_]
[Note XIII.12: =gli metteva... addosso=, _gave him the cold shivers_.]
[Note XIII.13: =le nostre=, that is, _our woes_,
_troubles_.]
[Note XIII.14: =collocamento a riposo=, _retirement_.]
[Note XIII.15: =fossero=, _would they were_.]
[Note XIII.16: =preso l'aire=, _struck the key_, _got
started_.]
[Note XIII.17: =dai=, _with_.]
[Note XIII.18: =Ci mancherebbe... fosse=, _Matters would be
worse if she were_.]
[Note XIII.19: =metterlo sulla strada=, _get him started_.]
[Note XIII.20: =Nemmen per idea=; compare V., note 3.]
[Note XIII.21: =Siamo intessi=, _It is agreed_.]
[Note XIII.22: =posto il caso=, _in the event_.]
[Note XIII.23: =non potè... sorridere=, _could not help
smiling_.]
[Note XIII.24: =mettersi in quiete=, _retire_, _resign_.]