My friend used to get up early in the morning to practise, but he had to give that plan up, because of his sister. She was somewhat religiously inclined, and she said it seemed such an awful thing to begin the day like that.
Il mio amico soleva levarsi presto la mattina per esercitarsi, ma dovè rinunziarvi per sua sorella, che aveva delle disposizioni religiose, e diceva che le sembrava terribile dover cominciare la giornata a quella maniera.