The padrone delighted to see his people happy, and the signorina was always so good to the poor and the afflicted.
The padrone sweetly shrugged the shoulders of apology.
The truth is, it was a very bad little lunch we made, and nothing redeemed it but the amiability of the smiling padrone and the bustling padrona, who served us as kings and princes.
The padrone and Basili's man were talking in a low tone in the Sicilian dialect.
He bowed them out, being evidently not inclined to continue the conversation, and they drove on again, the man whom he had sent with them being beside the padrone on the box.
This made our padrone excite his men to fresh exertions.
The plot of The Kedziad was to be based on the From-Rags-to-Riches leitmotiv, Kedzie was to be a cruelly treated waif brought up as a boy by a demoniac Italian padrone who made her steal.
She played the girl brought up as a boy by a cruel Italian padrone who made her steal.
The discovery was made by earlier explorers that there is money in New York's ash-barrel, but it was left to the genius of the padrone to develop the full resources of the mine that has become the exclusive preserve of the Italian immigrant.
Gionetta bursts into the room: my Lord Cardinal's carriage is at the door,--the Padrone is sent for.
Padrone bade me await your waking, and attend your commands.
It is just,--the padrone lodges and boards me, and gives me handsome wages, and he has a right to expect that I should not go in this figure.
As if the padrone could not pay them some day or other; as if I was demeaning myself by serving a master who did not intend to pay his servants!
I remember the very evening the padrone last put on those pantaloons!
The padrone jests," said Jackeymo, statelily; "as if any one could starve in his service.
He had little to do besides looking after her, and he employed himself about this in daily visits which the padrone and his wife regarded as official, and promoted with a serious respect for the vice-consular dignity.
He said he did not believe thepadrone was a bad fellow, but he liked to take advantage of a stranger when he could; we all did.
It was not hard to persuade him that he had better come home with her; and she had him there, tucked away with his few poor belongings, in the most comfortable room the padrone could imagine, when the vice-consul came in the evening.
I don't see why you shouldn't, if we can make the padrone understand it's different.
Accordingly next morning Carmelo got leave from his padrone and drove us down the zig-zags among the flowers while Peppino told me about his cousin.
Then there was the Procession of the Holy Crucifix, the Padrone of Calatafimi.
In his capacity of padrone he acknowledged the compliment, but feared there would be no number for that in the book.
After several vain attempts to understand each other, she laughed and turned on her heel, and I followed the call of the padrone to the batteau.
We pushed out into the current, and drifted slowly down under the bridges, without oars the padrone quietly smoking his pipe at the helm.
It seems that sometimes, though rarely, it pleases them to pretend to believe that their padrone has displeased them.
There was also a man who did not exactly say he was a thief, but he informed his fellow-travellers that the bundle he had with him had been confided to his care by the padrone of his house.
Alfio, the padrone of the district, and his two brothers.
About two o'clock in the morning, the padrone came aft to see if they were asleep, but found Gascoigne watching.
At the very time that our two lads were conversing aft, the padrone was talking the matter over with his two men forward, and it was agreed that they should murder, rifle, and then throw them overboard.
The padrone remained aft at the helm, offering every politeness to our two young gentlemen, who only wished to be left alone.
The padrone of the vessel had been captivated with the doubloons which Jack had so foolishly exposed to his view, and he had, moreover, resolved to obtain them.
On the fourth day they arrived at Malta, and our two midshipmen, as soon as they had settled with the padrone of the vessel, went up to the government-house.
Jack, who could not rise, from the padrone lying across his legs, took a steady aim with his second pistol, and the third man fell.
Gascoigne and Easy paid their bill and rose to depart, but the padrone informed them that he should like to see the colour of their money before they went on board.
The wreck of the speronare had been found, and had been recognised, and it was considered by the inhabitants that the padrone and his crew had perished in the gale.
Jack and Gascoigne had eaten a very good dinner, sent for the monkey to amuse them till it was dark, and there had waited till the padrone came to them.
Gascoigne and our hero were neither of them in uniform, and they hastened to Nix Mangare stairs where they soon picked up the padrone of a speronare.
At last they requested the padrone to give them gregos to lie down upon, as they wished to go to sleep.
They loaded the pistols, took a pair each and put them in their waists, concealed under their clothes--divided the ammunition between them, and soon afterwards the padrone came to tell them all was ready.
And if the padrone were to meet him, do you think the padrone would meekly say, 'Come sta sa Signoria'?
Monsignore San Giacomo, by thy help and the pipe's, the padroneshall have his child!
Ah, sir; the padrone was too proud to ask you to explain more,--too proud to show fear of another.
Randal resumed, "Enough; persuade the padrone to come to town.
And the Padrone should think in time that he must lay by for the dower of the poor signorina.
The dog has not been of much use, but I don't think the padrone will henceforth grudge him a breakfast.
Their padronewas putting the food rake-off into his own pocket.
Go about your work," said Parker, clutching his arm a moment as the padrone hastened past.
Ten chances to one the padrone has done as he agreed.
Their eager looks and nudgings of each other showed plainly that they expected their champion to take up their cause against the padrone once more.
He drew forth a sheet of memoranda, gave Parker another shrewd glance and inquired: "Is it true, sir, that you have been interfering in the padrone system of the construction department?
He followed with the padrone behind the jabbering throng, and the two engineers came along at his earnest request.
So I rang up the padrone and told him he would have to furnish a better lot than that.
I got my laborers--several hundred of them--from an Italian padrone in New York City.
The Padrone came forward, followed by one of his daughters.
Between the Padrone and this kindly soul Sophy went obediently back to the hotel.
After a short delay, which seemed ages to me, messer the padrone reappeared with the flagon of Burgundy under his arm, and seizing it from him, I ran back to the Albizzi Palace, and hurried up the stairs to the room occupied by Corte.
The effect was magical, and the padrone was now all civility.
The Padrone made no remark, but, wrapping his black cloak close about him, stood up to look.
As if repulsing the very sound of the name, the Padronemade that ample, sweeping, knocking-down gesture.
The padrone understood, because he and his men drifted off again on the hunt, for they spread out like an open fan as they went.
The padrone will open his eyes when he sees all this coming in," remarked Billy Worth, who had loaded himself down with a cot and some of the other things.
Of course, as a hospital nurse she felt pleased to see these nice cots and sheets and sweet blankets coming in, to take the place of that riff-raff the old padrone supplied.
We'll try and make the poor old padrone forget all about his troubles for once," the good-natured Billy had said when he heard who was coming.
While I've got that other thing in my mind I'd better put the padrone on his guard.
The padrone acted as though he was mighty sure none of the strikers could have had a hand in the game, you noticed, Hugh?
Hugh noticed that Nurse Arnold handed the padrone a crumpled piece of paper.
The sheriff nodded his head, while still watching the padrone closely.
The padrone was bright enough to grasp what Hugh meant; but he shook his head in the negative.
The padrone had by this time discovered who it was influenced that queer light to skim along so close to the ground.
And I've sent for the padrone to make an agreement with him restoring wages to the point they were before the strike.
There goes Hugh over to talk with the padrone again.
Perhaps it might be the padrone felt the great honor that had been thrust on him when he was thus invited to eat with the uniformed scouts.
Monsignore San Giacomo, by thy help and the pipe's, the Padrone shall have his child!
Let it not grieve the Padrone too keenly, at that age, and with those infirmities, death comes as a friend.
Ah, the padrone wishes to visit the stabilimento Magagnati?
Dino watched him idly for a moment, the idea passing through his mind that this was probably the rich Padrone of the sheep he had left behind him on the hill-side.
