. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . Stura, crossingit, and then going straight up the mountain. Ireturned by a slight detour so as to take the villageof Fucine, a frazione of Viu a little higher up theriver. I found many picturesque bits ; among themthe one which I here give. It was a grand festa; firstthey had had mass, then there had been the funzioni,which I never quite understand, and thenceforth tillsundown there was a public ball on the bowlingground of a little inn on the Viu side of the principal inn is on the other side. It was hereI went and
. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . Stura, crossingit, and then going straight up the mountain. Ireturned by a slight detour so as to take the villageof Fucine, a frazione of Viu a little higher up theriver. I found many picturesque bits ; among themthe one which I here give. It was a grand festa; firstthey had had mass, then there had been the funzioni,which I never quite understand, and thenceforth tillsundown there was a public ball on the bowlingground of a little inn on the Viu side of the principal inn is on the other side. It was hereI went and ordered dinner. The landlady broughtme a minestra, or hodge-podge soup, full of savouryvegetables, and very good ; a nice cutlet fried in bread-crumbs, bread and butter ad libitum, and half abottle of excellent wine. She brought all togetheron a tray, and put them down on the table. Itll VIU AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 213 come to a franc, said she, in all, but please to payfirst. I did so, of course, and she was day or two afterwards I went to the same inn,. FUCINE, NEAR VlD. hoping to dine as well and cheaply as before; butI think they must have discovered that I was a 214 ALPS AND SANCTUARIES. forestiere Inglese in the meantime, for they did notmake me pay first, and charged me normal prices. What pretty words they have ! While eating mydinner I wanted a small plate and asked for it. Thelandlady changed the word I had used, and told agirl to bring me a tondino. A tondino is anabbreviation of rotondino, a little round plate is a tondo, a small plate a tondino. Thedelicacy of expression which their diminutives andintensitives give is untranslateable. One day I wasasking after a waiter whom I had known in previousyears, but who was ill. I said I hoped he was notbadly off. Oh dear, no, was the answer; he hasa discreta ftosizioitma — a snug little sum put the road to such and such a place difficult?I once inquired. Un tantino, was the answer. Ever such a very
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