human
My, I hope we find them! said Betty for the third or fourth time.
gpt
And oh, how do you speak to a countess? Shall we call her 'La Countessa'? or just Countess Coletti? And what is the daughter of a countess called--anything at all? Or could I call her 'Signorina?'?
human
I'm sure I don't know, Betty, but it would be sensible, I think, to keep to English, especially as the countess is an American. I shall not get away from 'Countess Coletti' and perhaps we shall not have to address the daughter particularly. 'Miss Coletti' does sound like a funny combination, doesn't it! Try out 'la signorina' if you like. I don't know that we are of any special importance anyway.
gpt
Yes, we _are_, said Betty,
human
We ought to have arranged to wear a red rose or a white gardenia or something, said Betty.
gpt
But that is the countess, I'm sure. Look, she has a maid with a lot of little baggage, and everybody is doing things for her. Wait a minute, Daddy. She's having an argument with the customs officer, I guess--isn't she?