As he savored the subtle mixture of blancmange, pistachio, and cinnamon in the dessert he had chosen, Don Fabrizio began conversing with Pallavicino and realized that, beyond those sugary phrases meant perhaps only for ladies, the man was anything but a fool.
Aukeratu zituen gozokietako "bianco mangiare", pistatxo eta kanela nahasketa fin hura dastatzen zuen bitartean, Don Fabriziok hizketan ziharduen Pallavicinorekin, eta ohartzen zen berau, beharbada andreentzat gordetzen zituen esaldi ezti-jarioak alde batera utzita, ez zela txoriburu bat, inondik inora ere;