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126 228 . the miracles of antichrist
have liked her to have taken it less seriously. He
does not wish to become excited. Had he not
fainted in the morning? He was not very strong.
He stands still beside her till she regains her
composure. "You have weak nerves," he says. That
is really all he says.
She and Donna Elisa and everybody are convinced
that he is come to press her to his bosom and say
that he loves her. But just on that account it is
impossible for Gaetano. Some people are wicked.
It is their nature never to do the very thing they
should do.
Gaetano begins to tell her about his journey. He
does not even mention socialism. He talks of
express-trains and conductors and strange
fellow-travelers.
Donna Micaela sits looking at him. Her eyes beg
and entreat more and more fervently. Gaetano
appears to be overjoyed and glad to see her. But why
does he not say what he is going to say ?
" Have you traveled on the Etna railroad ? "
" Yes," he replies, and commences to talk quite
freely about the beauty and usefulness of that
line. He knows nothing of how it has come to
exist.
Gaetano sits there saying to himself that he is a
barbarian. Why does he not speak the word she is
longing for ? But why does she sit there so humbly ?
Why does she show that he needs only stretch out
his hand and take her ? He is wildly and
enthusiastically happy to be so near her, but he is so sure of
her. It is such fun to torment her.
But the Diamante people are still standing down on
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