'I have tried everything,' he thought, 'the only thing left is to pay no attention,' and he began getting ready to drive to town, and to go again to his mother's to obtain her signature to a power of attorney.
“Ho provato tutto — pensò — rimane una cosa sola: non farci caso” e cominciò a prepararsi ad andare in città e di nuovo dalla madre, dalla quale bisognava ricevere la firma per le procure.