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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
primo
firstplace,CranfordisinpossessionoftheAmazons;
tutti
alltheholdersofhousesabove
un
acertainrentarewomen.
Se
Ifamarriedcouplecometosettlein
il
thetown,somehowthegentlemandisappears;
heiseitherfairlyfrightenedto
morte
deathbybeingtheonly
uomo
manintheCranfordeveningparties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhisregiment,hisship,orcloselyengagedin
affari
businessalltheweekinthe
grande
greatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distant
solo
onlytwentymilesonarailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
Whatcouldthey
fare
doiftheywerethere?
Il
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,
e
andsleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
For
mantenere
keepingthetrimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
senza
withoutaweedtospeck
li
them;
forfrighteningawaylittleboys
che
wholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
attraverso
throughtherailings;
forrushingoutatthegeese
che
thatoccasionallyventureintothegardens
se
ifthegatesareleftopen;
fordeciding
tutte
allquestionsofliteratureandpolitics
senza
withouttroublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasons
o
orarguments;
forobtainingclear
e
andcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsintheparish;
for
tenere
keepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
ordine
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,
e
andrealtendergoodofficesto
ogni
eachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordare
abbastanza
quitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthemobservedtome
volta
once,“issointhe
modo
wayinthehouse!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranfordknow
tutti
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,aseach
ha
hasherownindividuality,notto
dire
sayeccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
nulla
nothingissoeasyasverbalretaliation;
ma
but,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemtoaconsiderabledegree.
Le
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyanoccasional
piccolo
littlequarrel,spiritedoutinafewpepperywords
e
andangryjerksofthe
testa
head;
justenoughtoprevent
il
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrom
diventi
becomingtooflat.
Theirdressisveryindependentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
qui
hereatCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
E
Andiftheygofrom
casa
home,theirreasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
qui
here,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheirclothes
sono
are,ingeneral,goodandplain,
e
andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousas
Signorina
MissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
ma
butIwillanswerforit,thelastgigot,thelasttight
e
andscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasseeninCranford—andseen
senza
withoutasmile.
Icantestifytoamagnificent
famiglia
familyredsilkumbrella,under
quale
whichagentlelittlespinster,leftaloneof
molti
manybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Avete
HaveyouanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
We
avevamo
hadatraditionofthe
prima
firstthathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
e
andthelittleboysmobbed
lo
it,andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
potrebbe
mighthavebeenthevery
rosso
redsilkoneIhavedescribed,
tenuto
heldbyastrongfather
su
overatroopoflittleones;
thepoorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererules
e
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
e
andtheywereannouncedtoany
giovani
youngpeoplewhomightbe
soggiornare
stayinginthetown,with
tutti
allthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswere
leggi
readonceayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
hanno
havesenttoinquirehowyouare
dopo
afteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesin
una
agentleman’scarriage);
“theywill
daranno
giveyousomerestto-morrow,
ma
butthenextday,I
ho
havenodoubt,theywill
chiameranno
call;
sobeatliberty
dopo
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,
dopo
aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
il
thethirdday;
Idaresayyourmamma
ha
hastoldyou,mydear,neverto
lasciare
letmorethanthreedayselapse
tra
betweenreceivingacallandreturning
la
it;
andalso,thatyouareneverto
restare
staylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
Come
HowamItofindoutwhenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“You
devi
mustkeepthinkingaboutthe
tempo
time,mydear,andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
As
tutti
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceived
o
orpaidacall,ofcourse
non
noabsorbingsubjectwasever
parlava
spokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,andwerepunctualtoour
tempo
time.
Iimaginethatafewof
le
thegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,
e
andhadsomedifficultyinmakingbothends
incontrare
meet;
buttheywerelike
la
theSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
sotto
underasmilingface.
Wenoneofus
parlava
spokeofmoney,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
e
andtrade,andthoughsome
potevano
mightbepoor,wewere
tutti
allaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhich
faceva
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesinsuccess
quando
whensomeamongthemtriedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
Quando
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,gavea
festa
partyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,
e
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofabyarequestthatshemightgetthetea-tray
fuori
outfromunderneath,everyonetook
questo
thisnovelproceedingasthe
più
mostnaturalthinginthe
mondo
world,andtalkedonabouthouseholdforms
e
andceremoniesasifweall
credessimo
believedthatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,
seconda
secondtable,withhousekeeperandsteward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmscouldneverhavebeenstrong
abbastanza
enoughtocarrythetrayupstairs,
se
ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyhermistress,who
ora
nowsatinstate,pretendingnotto
sapere
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,
e
andweknew,andsheknewthatweknew,
e
andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
e
andsponge-cakes.
Therewereone
o
ortwoconsequencesarisingfrom
questa
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,
e
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
che
whichwerenotamiss,and
che
whichmightbeintroducedinto
molti
manycirclesofsocietytotheir
grande
greatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranford
mantenevano
keptearlyhours,andclattered
casa
homeintheirpattens,undertheguidanceof
un
alantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockat
notte
night;
andthewholetownwasabed
e
andasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
parola
wordinCranford)togive
qualcosa
anythingexpensive,inthewayofeatable
o
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
e
andsponge-biscuitswereallthattheHonourableMrsJamieson
dato
gave;
andshewassister-in-lawtothelateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractise
tale
such“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Come
HownaturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
There,economywas
sempre
always“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgar
e
andostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeism
che
whichmadeusverypeaceful
e
andsatisfied.
Inevershall
dimenticherò
forgetthedismayfeltwhenacertainCaptainBrown
venne
cametoliveatCranford,
e
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
amico
friend,thedoorsandwindowsbeingpreviously
chiuse
closed,butinthepublicstreet!
in
una
aloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyas
una
areasonfornottaking
una
aparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
già
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesby
un
amanandagentleman.
Hewasahalf-paycaptain,
e
andhadobtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringrailroad,
che
whichhadbeenvehementlypetitioned
contro
againstbythelittletown;
e
andif,inadditiontohismasculinegender,
e
andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
parlare
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
deve
mustbesenttoCoventry.
Morte
Deathwasastrueandascommonaspoverty;
yetpeoplenever
parlava
spokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwas
una
awordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
We
avevamo
hadtacitlyagreedtoignore
che
thatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequalitycouldeverbepreventedbypovertyfrom
fare
doinganythingthattheywished.
Se
Ifwewalkedtoorfrom
una
aparty,itwasbecausethe
notte
nightwassofine,ortheairsorefreshing,not
perché
becausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
perché
becausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
e
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothevulgar
fatto
factthatwewere,allofus,
persone
peopleofverymoderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnot
sapevamo
knowwhattomakeofa
uomo
manwhocouldspeakofpovertyas
se
ifitwasnotadisgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrown
fece
madehimselfrespectedinCranford,
e
andwascalledupon,inspiteof
tutte
allresolutionstothecontrary.
Iwassurprisedto
sentire
hearhisopinionsquotedasauthorityatavisit
che
whichIpaidtoCranford
circa
aboutayearafterhe
ho
hadsettledinthetown.
Myownfriendshadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsof
qualsiasi
anyproposaltovisittheCaptain
e
andhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonths
prima
before;
andnowhewasevenadmittedinthetabooedhours
prima
beforetwelve.
True,itwastodiscoverthe
causa
causeofasmokingchimney,
prima
beforethefirewaslighted;
ma
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
nulla
nothingdaunted,spokeinavoicetoolargefortheroom,
e
andjokedquiteinthe
modo
wayofatamemanaboutthe
casa
house.
Hehadbeenblindto
tutti
allthesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,with
cui
whichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,
anche se
thoughtheCranfordladieshadbeencool;
he
aveva
hadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;
e
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
tutti
alltheshrinkingwhichmethimas
un
amanwhowasnotashamedtobe
povero
poor.
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
e
andhisfacilityindevisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,
avevano
hadgainedhimanextraordinary
posto
placeasauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,asunawareofhispopularityashehadbeenof
la
thereverse;
andIam
sicuro
surehewasstartledone
giorno
daywhenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedastomake
alcuni
somecounselwhichhehad
dato
giveninjesttobe
presi
takeninsober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
questo
thissubject:
Anoldlady
aveva
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
figlia
daughter.
Youcouldnotpay
il
theshortquarterofanhourcall
senza
withoutbeingtoldofthewonderfulmilk
o
orwonderfulintelligenceofthisanimal.
La
Thewholetownknewandkindlyregarded
Signorina
MissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
therefore
grande
greatwasthesympathyandregret
quando
when,inanunguardedmoment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedsoloudly
che
thatshewassoonheard
e
andrescued;
butmeanwhilethepoorbeast
aveva
hadlostmostofher
capelli
hair,andcameoutlookingnaked,cold,
e
andmiserable,inabareskin.
Tutti
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,thougha
alcuni
fewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
Signorina
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycried
di
withsorrowanddismay;
anditwas
diceva
saidshethoughtoftrying
un
abathofoil.
Thisremedy,
forse
perhaps,wasrecommendedbysomeoneof
il
thenumberwhoseadviceshe
chiesto
asked;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
testa
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
un
aflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
se
ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Ma
Butmyadviceis,killthepoorcreatureatonce.”
Signorina
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
e
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesetto
lavoro
work,andby-and-byallthe
città
townturnedouttosee
la
theAlderneymeeklygoingtoherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyself
molte
manyatime.
Doyouever
visto
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrown
aveva
hadtakenasmallhouseontheoutskirtsofthe
città
town,wherehelivedwithhis
due
twodaughters.
Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthe
prima
firstvisitIpaidtoCranford
dopo
afterIhadleftitasaresidence.
Ma
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhis
testa
head,andaspringingstep,which
faceva
madehimappearmuchyoungerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
figlia
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,
e
andbetrayedthefactthathisrealwas
più
morethanhisapparentage.
Signorina
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
she
aveva
hadasickly,pained,carewornexpressiononher
viso
face,andlookedasif
la
thegaietyofyouthhadlongfadedoutofsight.
Evenwhen
giovane
youngshemusthavebeenplain
e
andhard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwas
dieci
tenyearsyoungerthanher
sorella
sister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
viso
facewasroundanddimpled.
Signorina
MissJenkynsoncesaid,in
una
apassionagainstCaptainBrown(the
causa
causeofwhichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshe
pensava
thoughtitwastimefor
Signorina
MissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
e
andnotalwaystobetryingto
cercasse
looklikeachild.”
Itwas
vero
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinher
viso
face;
andtherewillbe,Ithink,tillshedies,
anche se
thoughsheshouldlivetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,
guardavano
lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
e
andsnub,andherlipswere
rosso
redanddewy;
sheworeher
capelli
hair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,
che
whichheightenedthisappearance.
Idonot
so
knowwhethershewaspretty
o
ornot;
butIlikedher
viso
face,andsodideverybody,
e
andIdonotthinkshecouldhelpherdimples.
She
aveva
hadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
e
andmanner;
andanyfemaleobserver
potrebbe
mightdetectaslightdifferenceintheattireofthe
due
twosisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
circa
abouttwopoundsperannum
più
moreexpensivethanMissBrown’s.
Due
TwopoundswasalargesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
Suchwas
la
theimpressionmadeuponmeby
la
theBrownfamilywhenI
prima
firstsawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
Il
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—on
il
theoccasionofthesmokychimney,
che
whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationin
il
theflue.
Inchurch,he
tenuto
heldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduringthe
Mattino
MorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
testa
headerectandsangoutloud
e
andjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouderthan
le
theclerk—anoldmanwithapipingfeeblevoice,who,Ithink,
sentì
feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass,
e
andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncoming
uscendo
outofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthe
più
mostgallantattentiontohis
due
twodaughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
ma
butheshookhandswithnone
finché
untilhehadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,
aveva
hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
e
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,
aveva
hadtakenuphergownto
camminare
walkthroughthewetroads.
IwonderwhattheCranfordladies
facessero
didwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,
che
thattherewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,
e
andtofindconversationfor,at
la
thecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
la
thesnugnessoftheevenings;
e
and,inourloveforgentility,
e
anddistasteofmankind,we
avevamo
hadalmostpersuadedourselvesthattobe
un
amanwastobe“vulgar”;
so
che
thatwhenIfoundmyfriend
e
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingto
ho
haveapartyinmyhonour,
e
andthatCaptainandthe
Signorina
MissBrownswereinvited,Iwonderedmuchwhatwouldbethe
corso
courseoftheevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,justasusual;
itwasthethird
settimana
weekinNovember,sotheevenings
chiudevano
closedinaboutfour.
Candles,
e
andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
ogni
eachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
theneatmaid-servant
aveva
hadreceivedherlastdirections;
e
andtherewestood,dressedinour
meglio
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesas
appena
soonasthefirstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
facevano
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedasthey
sedevano
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.
As
appena
soonasthreehadarrived,we
seduti
satdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
il
theunluckyfourth.
Thenext
quattro
fourcomerswereputdownimmediatelytoanothertable;
e
andpresentlythetea-trays,whichI
avevo
hadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
mattina
morning,wereplacedeachonthemiddleof
un
acard-table.
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglittered
di
withpolishing;
buttheeatableswereof
i
theslightestdescription.
Whilethetrayswere
ancora
yetonthetables,Captain
e
andtheMissBrownscamein;
e
andIcouldseethat,somehow
o
orother,theCaptainwas
un
afavouritewithalltheladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.
Signorina
MissBrownlookedill,anddepressed
quasi
almosttogloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
e
andseemednearlyaspopularasher
padre
father.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
il
theman’splaceintheroom;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessened
il
theprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingonemptycups
e
andbread-and-butterlessladies;
andyet
fatto
diditallinso
facile
easyanddignifiedamanner,
e
andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcoursefor
il
thestrongtoattendto
il
theweak,thathewasa
vero
truemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithasgrave
un
aninterestasifthey
ha
hadbeenpounds;
andyet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,he
aveva
hadaneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sicuro
sureshewas,thoughto
molti
manyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
Signorina
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
ma
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,
che
who,beforehercoming,hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.
Shesang,too,toan
vecchio
oldcrackedpiano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
Signorina
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
un
alittleoutoftune;
ma
butwewerenoneofusmusical,
anche se
thoughMissJenkynsbeattime,
fuori
outoftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwasverygoodof
Signorina
MissJenkynstodothis;
forIhad
visto
seenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedby
Signorina
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshehadan
zio
uncle,hermother’sbrother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
Signorina
MissJenkynstriedtodrown
questa
thisconfessionbyaterriblecough—for
la
theHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-tablenearest
Signorina
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshe
detto
sayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasin
la
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’sniece!
Ma
ButMissJessieBrown(whohad
non
notact,asweallagreedthenext
mattina
morning)wouldrepeattheinformation,
e
andassureMissPoleshecouldeasilygethertheidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
zio
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethetasteof
questo
thisoutofourmouths,
e
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,
che
thatMissJenkynsproposedmusic;
soI
dico
sayagain,itwasverygoodofherto
battere
beattimetothesong.
Quando
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
e
andwine,punctuallyataquartertonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
e
andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
un
abitofliterature.
“Haveyou
visto
seenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
detto
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
Ora
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterof
un
adeceasedrectorofCranford;
e
and,onthestrengthofa
numero
numberofmanuscriptsermons,andaprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
e
andlookeduponanyconversationaboutbooksasachallengeto
lei
her.
Sosheansweredand
disse
said,“Yes,shehadseen
li
them;
indeed,shemightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
Sourged
Signorina
MissJenkynscouldnotbut
parlare
speak.
“Imustsay,Idon’tthinktheyarebyany
dire
meansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
forse
perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Lethimpersevere,
e
andwhoknowswhathemay
diventare
becomeifhewilltake
il
thegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Questo
ThiswasevidentlytoomuchforCaptainBrownto
prendere
takeplacidly;
andIsawthewordsonthetipofhistongue
prima
beforeMissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itisquite
una
adifferentsortofthing,my
cara
dearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returned
lei
she.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
una
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“I
avuto
haditonlythismorning,
e
andIdon’tthinkthe
compagnia
companycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”
disse
saidshe,settlingherselfwith
un
anairofresignation.
He
letto
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”
che
whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Alcuni
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,
perché
becauseIwasstayinginthe
casa
house.