'I?... I was thinking... No, no! Go and write, don't let me distract you,' she said, puckering her lips. 'And I must cut out these little holes, you see!'
— Io? pensavo.... No, no, va’, scrivi, non ti distrarre — disse lei increspando le labbra — anch’io adesso devo tagliare questi buchini, non vedi?