human
Wouldn't you rather have Savio cooked like the piece of pig you had at Cava? _Ebbene!_ Now for the song. Where did we stop?
gpt
I have been thinking, Marta timidly interrupted,
human
How about it, little one? he asked, turning to Pappina.
gpt
Would you like to learn to sing an English song?
human
she cried.
gpt
Oh, Guiseppe, let me learn it now, this very minute! won't you please, Guiseppe? Because you know we are sure to need it in America. Come, quickly, Marta.
human
I cannot sing, she cried,
gpt
I have no music in my voice, but I--
human
Never mind your voice! Pappina will do the singing. Are you both ready? Then why don't you begin?
gpt
Bravo, bravo! he cried.
human
Teach it well, Marta! She can sing it here for all the English and Americans we meet. It will charm them to hear her sing in their own tongue; it will mean money, and it's money that will take us to America.