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You should know that the gentlemen of Romagna are not in the least interested in racking their brains over some tome, perhaps because from infancy children are accustomed to seeing their parents doing anything but turning the pages of books. Another factor may be that, being in a place where one can lead a happy and pleasurable life with little, the Romagnoli do not believe much instruction in life is necessary. For this reason, after they finish grammar school, a good ninety per cent of them takes up a life of leisure, and then no matter how hard you prod or pull, they will not budge. This was the situation a husband and wife living in a village of lower Romagna found themselves in with their teenage son Carlino. The father, however, believed in progress and, though he had the means to leave his son well provided for, would have liked the boy to become a lawyer, or possibly even a member of Parliament, since it is but a short step from one to the other. After many conversations, deliberations, and squabbles within the family over the great separation, the decision was made to send Carlino to continue his studies in a big city. Ferrara was chosen, being the nearest. Carlino’s father accompanied him there, but did so with a heavy heart, having had to tear him from the arms of his loving mother, who had drenched him with tears.