" Good evening." " Good evening, Margherita." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Good evening, dear." " Good evening." "It so good to see you !" "You've come early !" "Well, your guests aren't here, yet." "Dear Stella, your daughters look so good !" "Tancredi's here as well." "And Pallavicino will be here soon." "He's famous for Aspromonte." "Good evening." " How are you ?" " Thank you so much, Aunt." " Yes... lt was necessary to invite them." " This will be Angelica's debut." " Yes, sure..." "What about Don Calogero's tailcoat ?" "He sure won't be wearing the one he had in Donnafugata." " The tailcoat is beautiful, but Don Calogero isn't !" " Let's go." " Hello Concetta, Carolina." " Hello, Tancredi." " Hello." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Good evening, Baroness." " Good evening, Lieutenant." "Good evening." "Oh, how are you ?" "You look great !" "Really, thanks." " Good evening !" " Good evening, Stella !" " Mom, can I go dance ?" " Sure." " You're just like a flower." "Go on !" "They're so cute, aren't they ?" "I don't like balls that much, but we had to come, for the girls." " Good evening, dear." " Good evening." " Good evening." " Colonel, I'm honored to have you here." " My pleasure." "Margherita, come here." "I have the great honor to introduce you to Col. Pallavicino." "Colonel, I'm proud and happy to welcome the winner of Aspromonte." "Very kind of you, Princess." "I'm very glad too." "Dear Colonel, I hope you and the officers will enjoy your time here." " The Princess of Lampedusa." " Pleased to meet you." " Countess Sutera. - l'm honored." " Very nice meeting you." " Princess Cordera of Salina." " Good evening." "Pleased to meet you, Princess." " l'll go see if Angelica's here." " Sure, go ahead." " Excuse me." " ls it all true, Colonel ?" " Good evening." " Good evening." " l was crying like a child." " Amazing !" " What was he like ?" "He was as handsome and serene as an archangel." "Wonderful !" "A real hero !" "Isn't he an extraordinary man ?" " Tancredi." " Hello, Mirella, how are you ?" "How are you ?" "The Colonel is trying to reassure them, but they should no longer need it, since the Bersaglieri did shoot." " We're glad they did !" " Oh, excuse me." " No problem." "You're late, I was waiting for you." "Good evening." "You're beautiful." "Come and say hello to the Princess." "Princess..." "Let me introduce my fiancée, Angelica Sedara." "Dear, let me look at you." " You're even more beautiful than they say." " Thanks." " Very pretty." " What's this ?" " lt's the Knight Cross of the Italian Crown." "Right." "That's not enough, here." " l had no doubts about your taste." " Thank you." "My father-in-law, Cavalier Don Calogero Sedara." " Nice to meet you." " Pleased to meet you." " Beautiful place, Princess." " You like it ?" "Calm down, guys, calm down." " Tancredi, will you introduce me to your fiancée ?" " Sure !" " Angelica, this is my friend Gioacchino Lanza. - l'm honored." " This is Fulco... - l don't know if Tancredi will agree, but I'd like to be enlisted on your dance card for the next waltz." "Yes, don't be hasty, later !" " We'll see..." " You're such an egotist !" "I'm sorry, but it's not my fault." "She chooses whom to dance with." "It's a waltz, let's dance." " l haven't said hello to uncle, yet." " You will, later." "Come on." " Excuse us." " What can we do ?" " You're beautiful, as usual." " Thank you. - l'm honest." " Dear Fabrizio, you look good !" " l'm fine, Giulio." "Are you bored, Fabrizio ?" "You know what I was thinking ?" "There are too many marriages between cousins." "It's bad for our race." "Look at them." "They look like monkeys ready to climb on the chandeliers and hang from them by the tail, showing their buttocks." "Eleonora Giardinelli:" "a swan in a frog-filled pool !" "By the way, congratulations on your nephew's engagement." "That girl is a real beauty." "Many will soon follow his example." " What ?" "What did you say ?" " l said... it's too hot in here." "Yes, it is hot." "I shouldn't have come." "I'm a bit tired." "But, now that I'm here, I have to stay !" " lt would be rude to leave now." " Yes, you're right, Fabrizio." "See you later." " Hello." " Hello, dear." " Fina, I'll dance with Joe !" " Really ?" " Princess, I'd be very happy if you granted me..." " Oh, no !" " No, don't say no." " l haven't danced in ages !" " Please..." " There are so many young women here !" " At my age..." " Thank you very much." "We're ready." "This is beautiful, Prince." "Things like this are rare, nowadays !" "Gold is just too expensive !" "Yes, Don Calogero, it is beautiful." "But nothing can be compared to our two kids." " Good evening, Prince." " Good evening." " Hi, Uncle !" "Angelica wanted to say hello." "Why are you here, all alone ?" "What are you looking at ?" "Are you flirting with death ?" "Angelica." "You are very beautiful." "It's odd, isn't it, that Don Diego keeps this sad picture right here." "I don't think Don Diego comes into the library more than once a year." "Yeah, you're right." "I wonder if my death will resemble this." "I'm sure my sheets won't be as clean..." "The sheets of the dying are always dirty." "I also hope that Concetta and the other girls will be more decently clad !" "But I believe that it will be pretty much the same." "Uncle, what are you talking about ?" "What are you thinking about ?" "I often think about death." "It doesn't scare me at all." "You're too young to understand." "To you, death doesn't even exist." "It's just something that concerns other people." "We have to restore the grave of the Capuchins." " Tancredi, Tancredi !" "May I have your handkerchief ?" " Yes, here." "Thank you." "Prince, they told us you were here so we joined you to rest a while, but also to ask you something." "I hope you won't say no." " Tell me, Angelica. - l'd love to dance with you the next mazurka." "Say yes, don't be mean." "Everybody knows you're a great dancer." "I was never offered something so seductive !" " That's why I have to refuse." " Please, Prince, please." "Thank you, my dear, you make me feel younger." "I will dance, but not a mazurka." "That would make me feel too young." "The first waltz." "See, Tancredi, how good your uncle is ?" "He doesn't whine like you." "He didn't want me to ask you." "He's jealous !" "You're so handsome and fascinating, Uncle... of course I'm jealous !" "Well, go ahead, but..." "just this once !" "Let's go." "A waltz !" "Just as if I had told the orchestra !" " Excuse me ?" " lt's a waltz !" "Have you changed your mind ?" "Oh, no, I haven't." "Please, forgive me." "Everybody's so kind to me." "I'm very happy here." "Tancredi is a darling, and so you are !" " l'm glad Tancredi can't hear what you say !" " l'm not joking." "I know I owe everything to you, even Tancredi." " lf you hadn't agreed..." " He would have married you anyway." " You owe everything only to yourself." " That isn't true." "Yes, it is." "Nobody could ever resist your beauty." " They said you were a good dancer." " l'm sorry I disappointed you." "You are much more than a good dancer." "You are a lovely dancer." " Yes, that's my father." " The next." " The mazurka, then." "Everybody's watching us, Prince." "The girl dancing with your father is beautiful." "Yes, she's very pretty." "Dear Uncle, they didn't applaud only because a lion like you inspires too much respect." " You deserved an ovation !" " Will you join us for dinner ?" "No, Angelica. I remember very well that, as a young boy, I didn't enjoy having dinner with an old uncle." " lt's not true." " You're in love, and you want to be alone." "Also, I'm not that hungry." "Go with Tancredi, Angelica, don't mind me !" "Thank you, Uncle." " Prince, you're still a great dancer !" " You were awesome !" " Congratulations." " Very good, very good !" "How are you, Fabrizio ?" "Hey, aren't you going to eat ?" "You seem a bit undecided." "Too much to choose between." "Donna Margherita is too good a host." "But I don't think my stomach can handle this !" "Excuse me." " These candlesticks are really beautiful !" " They're from Madrid." "Don Diego's grandpa received them after his ambassadorship in Spain." "They are probably worth a lot of land." " ..the greatest emotion ever." " God, he's so boring !" "Prince Salina, we'd be honored if you joined us." "Thank you." "Good to see you, Fabrizio." "And now, the left wing is mad at me because, in August, I ordered my men to open fire on the General." "Tell me, Prince, what else could have I done ?" "I had written orders !" "I must confess that when, in Aspromonte, I came face to face with those fanatics, some careless, others far too eager for revolt... I was glad the orders met my wishes." "But, in the end, my men were especially useful to Garibaldi." "I freed him from those men hanging around him, that used him to reach their own aims, which, maybe," " ..were also those of Palazzo Farnese. - l agree." "They were very different from the men who had landed with him." "They believed Italy could be made only by means of a revolution." "The General knows this very well." "In fact, when I kneeled to him, he shook my hand." "And he whispered to me:" ""Thank you, Colonel."" "What for ?" "I wondered." "To have made him lame ?" "No, but for having made it clear to him that many of his followers were nothing but cowards." "Allow me, Colonel." "Don't you think you have exaggerated with all those kneeling and compliments ?" "No, I'm sure I haven't." "You should have seen that poor, great man, lying on the ground under a chestnut tree, bearing a terrible pain, not only in his body, but also in his spirit !" "Really touching." "When he landed again in Sicily, he said:" ""We're going towards the unknown..."." "It was impossible not to give way to emotion." "Why shouldn't have I, anyway ?" "I only kiss the ladies' hand." "And, even then, I only kissed the hand of the Kingdom's safety, which is a lady as well, and we military men must respect her." "Excuse me." "Diego, excuse me." "Three balls in a week are too many." "I hope it all ends soon." "What are they all so happy about ?" "May I have my hairpins ?" "I'm so bored !" "These invitations compel us to stay in town." "I'm looking forward to going back to the San Lorenzo villa, where we can all lead our usual, simple life." "Why ?" "I wish this dance never ended." "It's wonderful. I wonder what the Trabia's dance will be like." "I ordered a green dress." "Light green." "What about you ?" "I am so happy." "Tancredi's a darling." "You are all really nice to me." " But I wish you were happier." " What can I do about it ?" "I don't like being around too many people." "I don't even like dancing." "I've never been a good dancer." "It depends on the person you dance with." " Look for someone you like." " No, I don't care." "Do you have any idea how many young men would like to court you ?" "But you discourage them all." "As you did with poor Cavriaghi." "Remember ?" "You treated him real bad !" "There you are !" "Finally !" " l couldn't find you anywhere !" " We fixed our make-up and hair." " What about you ?" " l was listening to Col. Pallavicino." "He's not a genius, but he doesn't talk nonsense either." "He's right, the new Kingdom needs order, new laws." "Anarchists must be swept away." "We need no more riots." "Even if this implies much severity, as in the shooting of those exalted who deserted to go back with Garibaldi." " Do you think they'll be shot ?" " Sure !" "Tomorrow at dawn." "That's fair: they are deserters !" "It's not like you to talk like that !" "You're wrong, my dear." "I always have." "These things are beyond your understanding." "Concetta, wait !" "Listen !" "Let me go !" "Let me go !" " l think I understand very well." " Come on, please..." "You didn't talk like this, once." "That's enough." "Let me go !" "She's so cute..." "especially when she gets mad." "Yes." "Poor Concetta." "She's still in love with you, I'm afraid." " What about you ?" "Are you still in love with me ?" " l am." "Excellency." " Have you seen the Prince Salina ?" " l haven't." " Thank you." " Have you seen the Prince Salina ?" " No." "Don Calogero !" "It's time to go." "Come on, get ready." "A coffee !" "Please, a hot coffee !" " Sugar ?" " Yes, please." " Goodnight, dear." " Goodnight !" "Thank you so much for coming." "Goodnight, dear." "It was such a pleasure to have you with us !" "Goodnight." " Oh, dear Margherita !" " Goodnight, honey !" " Thank you." " Goodnight." " Goodnight." "Princess !" " Thank you for the unforgettable evening." " You're too kind !" " Are you going, already ?" " Yes, the barracks await us !" "It's our duty to go." "We have to work, tonight !" "Very good !" "After you !" " Tidy up a little and turn off the candles." " Yes, Excellency." " Concetta, are you already going ?" " lt was a wonderful evening." " l'm sorry you're going." " lt's very late." " Thank you very much." " Goodnight, honey." " Goodnight." " Goodnight, dear." " Thank you." " Goodnight." " Goodnight." " Goodnight." " Thank you." " Goodnight." "Are you leaving too ?" " Good-bye, Don Diego." " Thank you, goodnight !" " Good-bye, Don Diego." " Good-bye." "Here you are !" "Aunt was looking for you." " Angelica, Concetta and Carolina are ready to go." " Good..." " Will you do me favor ?" " Sure." "I've already said good-bye to everybody." "Will you call the couch ?" "I'll walk home." " lt's very dark !" " l need some air." "Uncle..." " Are you not feeling well ?" " l have a bit of a headache." " Everything went well tonight, don't you think ?" " Yes, thank you." "I'll soon have good news." "I just spoke to Finzoni." " l'll be..." " Running in the next elections." " How do you know ?" " No, but..." " Excuse me just a second." " Good-bye." " You're always beautiful." "Nice seeing you." " Say hello to Nico for me." " l will." "Oh, star, oh, faithful star." "When will we go on a less ephemeral date ?" "Far from everything, in your region of eternal certainty ?" "Really good troops." "They do a good job." "That's exactly what we needed... for Sicily." "We have nothing more to fear."