'Thank you,' said the old man as he took the tea, but he refused sugar, pointing to a bit he still had left. 'How can one rely on work with hired labourers?' he said, 'it is ruination!
— Grazie — rispose il vecchio; prese il bicchiere, ma rifiutò lo zucchero, indicando la pallottolina ch’era restata, rosicchiata da lui. — E come condurre l’azienda con gli operai? — egli disse. — Una rovina.