. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... nother father, though much under the sway of his spouse, is in his heartdesirous to keep his engagement, and has called in the notary to drawthe contract. At this moment the scene begins, the actors of which, forgreater perspicuity and brevity, may be provided with stage names asfollows: Oecca, diminutive for Francisca, the mother of— Nanella, diminutive of Antoniella, the betrothed of— Peppino, diminutive of Peppe, which is diminutive of Giuseppe. Pasquale, husband of Oecca and father of
. Annual report of the Bureau of ethnology to the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution ... nother father, though much under the sway of his spouse, is in his heartdesirous to keep his engagement, and has called in the notary to drawthe contract. At this moment the scene begins, the actors of which, forgreater perspicuity and brevity, may be provided with stage names asfollows: Oecca, diminutive for Francisca, the mother of— Nanella, diminutive of Antoniella, the betrothed of— Peppino, diminutive of Peppe, which is diminutive of Giuseppe. Pasquale, husband of Oecca and father of Nanella. Tonno, diminutive of Antonio, favored by Cecca. D. Alfonso, notary. Cecca tries to pick a quarrel with Peppino, and declares that the con-tract shall not be signed. He reminds her of her promise, and accusesher of breach of faith. In her passion she calls on her daughter to re-pudiate her lover, and casting her arms around her, commands her tomake the sign of breaking off friendship—uNCOCchiarev—which she hasherself made to Peppino, and which consists in extending the hand.
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