Italian–English parallel text
Il vestito
The Dress
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A bilingual Italian–English edition: the Italian text with the English beside it, paragraph by paragraph.
Opening the reader…
Mezzanotte
Midnight
«Ciao, Marco.»
“Hello, Marco.”
Marco: «Un’ora, Tom. Sì o no? Due milioni e mezzo. Domani sera puoi essere a Londra.»
Marco: One hour, Tom. Yes or no? Two and a half million. You can be in London tomorrow evening.
Guardo il lago. Guardo le piccole luci delle città. Guardo i limoni sulla terrazza.
I look at the lake. At the little lights of the towns. At the lemon trees on the terrace.
«No.»
“No.”
Marco: «No? Fai un grande errore. Non ho bisogno della tua firma, Tom. Ci sono altre strade. Buonanotte.»
Marco: No? You are making a big mistake. I don’t need your signature, Tom. There are other ways. Good night.
Lui chiude la telefonata. Io resto lì per un minuto. Le mie mani sono fredde. Poi sento qualcosa dietro di me, nell’atrio.
He ends the call. I stand there for a minute. My hands are cold. Then I hear something behind me, in the hall.
Elena è seduta sulle scale. Senza scarpe. Ha sentito tutto.
Elena is sitting on the stairs. Without shoes. She heard everything.
Elena: «Hai detto no.»
Elena: You said no.
«Ho detto no.»
“I said no.”
Lei non dice più niente. Ma mentre sale al piano di sopra, credo che sorrida.
She doesn’t say anything more. But when she goes upstairs, I think she is smiling.
Il lunedì mattina la sua porta è aperta. La valigia marrone è sul letto, ed Elena rimette le sue camicette nell’armadio. Una dopo l’altra.
On Monday morning, her door is open. The brown suitcase lies on the bed, and Elena is putting her blouses back in the wardrobe. One by one.
Elena: «Non guardarmi così. Resto solo per l’hotel.»
Elena: Don’t look at me like that. I’m only staying for the hotel.
«Naturalmente. Solo per l’hotel.»
“Of course. Only for the hotel.”
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