Chapter 5 send photo

send photo Ha, today I went to the people who sent pictures of my sister, what fun! My first contact was Carlo Nelli.He was a handsome boutique owner who always wore the latest clothes and walked on his toes, probably because his shoes were too narrow.Nellie said to me as soon as I entered his shop: "Oh! Gannino, are you well?" I answered him yes, and then answered all his questions one by one.He gave me a nice red tie. I thanked him, this is what I should do.Now that he started asking about my sister, I thought it was time and pulled out the pictures.The pen on the back of the photo reads: "Old and pretty, I know what he's going to say."

He looked at his own photo (like a painting), his mustache was erected in anger, his mouth was so big that it almost reached the ears, and his face was swollen like a red pepper.He said to me, "Wow! Are you playing a prank on me?!" I answered him no.This photo was found in my sister's drawer. After finishing speaking, I ran away.Because I saw his face frightening, and besides, I don't want to hear his ramblings to waste time, and I have to distribute other photos. * * * Immediately afterwards I ran to Pierino Massi's pharmacy. How ugly he is!Poor Pierino had curly red hair and a sallow complexion that was full of dimples.

"Hello, Pietro," I greeted him. "Oh, it's Garnino! How is everyone at home?" he asked me. "All good, everyone also greets you." At this time, he took a large white glass bottle from the medicine shelf and said to me, "Do you like mint slices?" Before I could answer, he grabbed me a handful of colorful mint chips. Indeed, boys are blessed to have a lovely older sister who always gets the attention of the boys. I put away the mint slices, took out the photo, and said to him enthusiastically, "Look, I found this at home this morning."

"Let me see!" Pierino held out his hand.I didn't want to give him the photo for free, but he snatched it with all his strength and read the words written in blue pencil on the back of the photo: "He wants to kiss my hand, what a joke!" Immediately Pierino's face turned as white as paper, and I even thought he would faint immediately.However, he did not faint, but said through gritted teeth: "It's shameful for your sister to fool a good man like this, do you understand?" Although I understood his words perfectly, he raised his leg in a football motion to make me understand him better.I ignored him, grabbed a handful of mint chips that were scattered on the counter, and ran out of the drugstore to Hugo Bellini's.

* * * Hugo Bellini was a very young lawyer, almost twenty-three, who worked with his father in a law firm.The office is located at 18 Via Vittoria Emanuele.You can tell who Ugo is by the way he walks.He walked with his chest out and his nose upturned, but he spoke in a low voice, as if his face was touching the soles of his shoes. He was really funny looking, and my sister had a point.I greeted him with a little reluctance, for he was a serious man. I went in and said to him: "Excuse me, is Hugo Bellini here?" He answered me, "What are you looking for?" "Here's a picture of him."

I handed him the photo and it said on the back: "Like an old man, how funny!" As soon as Hugo Bellini took the picture, I turned back and ran.This made the effect all the more powerful, for as I descended the stairs I heard his horrific growl: "Uncultured! Mind your own business! Rude!" * * * what!If I write down everything that happened this morning, I won't be able to sleep tonight! Those boys, when they saw the words on the back of the photo, how ugly their faces were!Seeing all their strange appearances, I almost burst out laughing. The funniest of all, however, was Gino Vianni, who looked so pathetic when I handed him the photo with the "look like a donkey" on the reverse.With tears streaming down his face, he said weakly, "I'm done!"

He wasn't right, because, if he was done, he wouldn't be walking around the room muttering a whole lot of nonsense. October 9