“I noticed that. It's just a bad cough. You must suggest to him to give up smoking,” intervened again the little marchioness, now showing a keen interest in the health of Ninni Battaglia. This didn’t escape to Iole Carapezza, who relaxed and finally smiled, satisfied, to Luisa di Fontanabianca. “Well, back to our topic,” the voice of Totò was deliberately low and attracted attention. “If I'm not wrong, Miss Carapezza asked me of my travels. Unfortunately, I have to confess that I have not traveled much because I went to college and contemplated books. But with my mind I have traveled the world. When I get a chance to be alone, I lie down and close my eyes. Then I can dream of being in the most distant and strange places, struggling with intricate situations and events, full of characters

