A youth who picks a flower
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— Ao contrario, é o mais natural possivel; um moço que apanha uma flor, um homem que passeia de noite á luz das estrellas; póde haver cousa mais simples?
“On the contrary, it's the most natural thing possible; a youth who picks a flower, a man who walks by night in the starlight — could there be anything simpler?”
“On the contrary, it's the most natural thing possible; a youth who picks a flower, a man who walks by night in the starlight — could there be anything simpler?”
With false innocence Loredano paints two tender images — a flower plucked, a night walk under stars — that are anything but innocent to Álvaro. He is describing, in code, a secret courtship, and daring the young man to admit it.
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