What horrors I dreamt! Yes, yes, the peasant, the beater – I think he was small and dirty with a tangled beard – was stooping down and doing something or other, and suddenly began to say strange words in French.
Sì, sì, quel contadino esattore delle imposte, mi pare, piccolo, sudicio, con la barba arruffata, curvo, faceva qualcosa, e, a un tratto, s’è messo a dire certe strane parole in francese.