"The Signora has made me so extravagant a gift, one so far beyond anything that a poor man like me could imagine, and moreover so much greater than the humble services which I have had the honour to render, that I feel, on my conscience, that I cannot accept the podere of La Ricciarda.
-Etxekoandreak egin didan oparia hain da neurriz goitikoa, hain ni bezalako gizajo batek begitandu zezakeena baino askoz ere handiagoa, hain, batik bat, nik ohore handiz egin dizkiodan zerbitzu apalak baino askoz ere goragokoa, non zin-zinez uste baitut ezin dudala neuretzat gorde Ricciardako bere lur saila.