The valet, conscious that he was not to blame, was about to defend himself, but, glancing at his master saw by his face that there was nothing for it but to keep silence; so, stooping quickly, he knelt on the carpet and began sorting out the whole and broken glasses and bottles.
Il cameriere, sentendosi innocente, voleva giustificarsi, ma, guardato il signore, capì dal viso che bisognava tacere e, scusandosi in fretta, si chinò sul tappeto e cominciò a separare le bottiglie e i bicchieri interi da quelli rotti.