And, when half an hour had been spent in tying up his finger, and a new glass had been got, and the tools, and the ladder, and the chair, and the candle had been brought, he would have another go, the whole family, including the girl and the charwoman, standing round in a semi-circle, ready to help.
E, dopo ch’aveva impiegato mezz’ora a legarsi l’indice, ed era stato trovato un altro vetro, e gli strumenti, e la scala, e la sedia e la candela erano lì pronti, cominciava un altro divertimento: chè tutta la famiglia, compresa la fantesca e la donna a giornata, doveva assistere in semicerchio, pronta a dare una mano.