He inquired with genuine anxiety after the health of the Marchesa's little dog, and, if the palazzo Crescenzi had caught fire, he would have risked his life to save one of those fine armchairs in gold brocade, which for so many years had caught in his black silk breeches, whenever it so happened that he ventured to sit down for a moment.
Bene-benetako larritasunez jartzen zen Gonzo markesa andrearen txakurtxoaren osasunari buruz jakinean, eta, Crescenzi jauregiak su hartu izan balu, bizia arriskatuko zuen Gonzok urrezko brokatudun besaulki eder horietako bat salbatzeko, nahiz aspaldi-aspalditik urratuak egiten zizkioten berari zeta beltzezko galtzetan, ustekabean unetxo batez haietan esertzen ausartzen zenean.