Le frère aîné de Fabrice, le marchesine Ascagne, voulut se mettre des promenades de ces dames ; mais sa tante jetait de l’eau sur ses cheveux poudrés, et avait tous les jours quelque nouvelle niche à lancer à sa gravité.
Fabrizio's elder brother, the Marchesino Ascanio, sought to join the ladies in their excursions; but his aunt flung water over his powdered hair, and found some fresh dart every day with which to puncture his solemnity.