'I knew! I knew!' he cried, repeating his favourite phrase, and seizing her hand, which was caressing his hair, he pressed her palm to his mouth, covering it with kisses.
— Lo sapevo, lo sapevo! — ripeteva lui la sua frase preferita e, presale la mano che gli carezzava i capelli, cominciò a premerne la palma sulla bocca e a baciarla.