The Charterhouse of Parma (2011)
“Only the mammaccia, who played the mother’s part, answered his call.
“New things have happened since you left!” she exclaimed. “Two or three of our actors have been accused of celebrating the great Napoléon’s feast-day with an orgy, and our poor troupe, they call us Jacobins, has been ordered to leave the State of Parma, and bravo Napoléon! But they say the Minister spit in the cuspidor, and one thing’s for sure: Giletti’s got some money, I don’t know how much, but I’ve seen him with a handful ...of scudi. Our manager’s given Marietta five scudi for the trip to Mantua and Venice, and one for me. She’s still in love with you, but Giletti scares her; three days back, at our last performance, he really wanted to kill her; he gave her two good smacks, and the worst thing is he tore her blue shawl. If you wanted to be nice, you’d give her a blue shawl and we’ll say we won it in a lottery. The drum-major of the carabinieri’s giving an assault-at-arms tomorrow, you’ll see the schedule posted at every street corner.MoreLess
“New things have happened since you left!” she exclaimed. “Two or three of our actors have been accused of celebrating the great Napoléon’s feast-day with an orgy, and our poor troupe, they call us Jacobins, has been ordered to leave the State of Parma, and bravo Napoléon! But they say the Minister spit in the cuspidor, and one thing’s for sure: Giletti’s got some money, I don’t know how much, but I’ve seen him with a handful ...of scudi. Our manager’s given Marietta five scudi for the trip to Mantua and Venice, and one for me. She’s still in love with you, but Giletti scares her; three days back, at our last performance, he really wanted to kill her; he gave her two good smacks, and the worst thing is he tore her blue shawl. If you wanted to be nice, you’d give her a blue shawl and we’ll say we won it in a lottery. The drum-major of the carabinieri’s giving an assault-at-arms tomorrow, you’ll see the schedule posted at every street corner.MoreLess
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