On his return to this formidable palace, built by the most bellicose of his ancestors, Fabrizio knew nothing in the world except how to drill and how to sit on a horse. Conte Pietranera, as fond of the boy as was his wife, used often to put him on a horse and take him with him on parade.
Bere arbasorik gerrazaleenek jasotako gaztelu ikaragarri hartara itzuli zenean, instrukzioa egiten eta zaldiz ibiltzen baizik ez zekien Fabricek, Pietranera kondeak sarritan eramana baitzuen berekin zaldiz ibiltzera eta desfilatzera, bere emaztea bezain txoratua baitzegoen ume hartaz.