AUTHOR'S PREFACE OCTOBER FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OUR MASTER AN ACCIDENT THE CALABRIAN BOY MY COMRADES A GENEROUS DEED MY SCHOOLMISTRESS OF THE UPPER FIRST IN AN ATTIC THE SCHOOL THE LITTLE PATRIOT OF PADUA THE CHIMNEY-SWEEE THE DAY OF THE DEAD NOVEMBER MY FRIEND GARRONE THE CHARCOAL-MAN AND THE GENTLEMAN MY BROTHER'S SCHOOLMISTRESS MY MOTHER MY COMPANION CORETTI THE HEAD-MASTER THE SOLDIERS NELLI'S PROTECTOR THE HEAD OF THE CLASS THE LITTLE VIDETTE OF LOMBARDY THE POOR DECEMBER THE TRADER VANITY. THE FIRST SNOW-STORM THE LITTLE MASON A SNOWBALL THE MISTRESSES IN THE HOUSE OF THE WOUNDED MAN THE LITTLE FLORENTINE SCRIBE WILL GRATITUDE JANUARY THE ASSISTANT MASTER STARDI'S LIBRARY THE SON OF THE BLACKSMITH-IRONMONGER A FINE VISIT. THE FUNERAL OF VITTORIO EMANUELE FRANTI EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL THE SARDINIAN DRUMMER-BOY THE LOVE OF COUNTRY ENVY FRANTI'S MOTHER HOPE FEBRUARY A MEDAL WELL BESTOWED GOOD RESOLUTIONS THE ENGINE PRIDE THE WOUNDS OF LABOR …… CONTENTS MARCH APRIL CUORE MAY JUNE JULY
摘要
The poor little mason is seriously ill; the master told us to go and see him; and Garrone, Derossi, and I agreed to go together. Stardi would have come also, but as the teacher had assigned us the description of The Monument to Cavour, he told us that he must go and see the monument,in order that his description might be more exact. So, by way of experiment, we invited that puffed-up fellow, Nobis, who replied "No,"and nothing more. Votini also excused himself, perhaps because he was afraid of soiling his clothes with plaster. We went there when we came out of school at four o'clock. It was raining in torrents. On the street Garrone halted, and said, with his mouthfull of bread: - "What shall I buy？" and he rattled a couple of soldi in his pocket. Weeach contributed two soldi, and purchased three huge oranges. Weascended to the garret. At the door Derossi removed his medal and put it in his pocket. I asked him why. "I don't know," he answered; "in order not to have the air: it strikes meas more delicate to go in without my medal." We knocked; the father, that big man who looks like a giant, opened to us; his face was distorted so that he appeared terrified. ……
