I've become a 'filthy pro-Bourbon.' " Don Fabrizio had always liked Don Ciccio, partly because of the compassion inspired in him by all who from youth had thought of themselves as dedicated to the arts, and in old age, realizing they had no talent, still carried on the same activity at lower levels, pocketing withered dreams;
Orain denak dira saboiardoak, baina saboiardoak kafearekin jaten ditut nik! Eta hatz lodiaren eta erakuslearen artean alegiazko bizkotxoari eutsiz bezala, irudipenezko kikara batean bustitzen zuen.