'Allow me to present to you my friend Filippo Brandolini, a gentleman of Citt??? di Castello.'Then, turning to me, Matteo added, 'This is my cousin, Checco d'Orsi.'Checco d'Orsi smiled and bowed.'Messer Brandolini, ' he said, 'I am most pleased to make your acquaintance; you are morethan welcome to my house.''You are very kind, ' I replied; 'Matteo has told me much of your hospitality.'Checco bowed courteously, and asked his cousin, 'You have just arrived, Matteo?''We arrived early this morning. I wished to come here ...
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'Allow me to present to you my friend Filippo Brandolini, a gentleman of Citt??? di Castello.'Then, turning to me, Matteo added, 'This is my cousin, Checco d'Orsi.'Checco d'Orsi smiled and bowed.'Messer Brandolini, ' he said, 'I am most pleased to make your acquaintance; you are morethan welcome to my house.''You are very kind, ' I replied; 'Matteo has told me much of your hospitality.'Checco bowed courteously, and asked his cousin, 'You have just arrived, Matteo?''We arrived early this morning. I wished to come here directly, but Filippo, who suffersfrom a very insufferable vanity, insisted on going to an inn and spending a couple of hoursin the adornment of his person.''How did you employ those hours, Matteo?' asked Checco, looking rather questioningly athis cousin's dress and smiling.Matteo looked at his boots and his coat.'I am not elegant! But I felt too sentimental to attend to my personal appearance, and I hadto restore myself with wine. You know, we are very proud of our native Forli wine, Filippo.'
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