Atto

 1 per|   wife (age 34) ~Gherardino, their son (age 7) ~Betto of Signa,
 2   1|       the relatives now keep their bodies erect~Gherardo~O
 3   1|    noi speranza!~All jump to their feet~Rinuccio~(O Lauretta,
 4   1|      a cloud overshadows all their faces, and they gradually
 5   1| reaches its peak; they~leave their seats, searching frantically
 6   1|    ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ah! ~~Their frenzy, having reached its
 7   1|    relatives follow him with their eyes, then~unconsciously
 8   1|   apart, concerned only with their disappointed~love~~Lauretta,
 9   1|   The relatives fall back in their chairs~Lauretta, Rinuccio (
10   1|    to Gherardo, and both rub their hands~~Ciesca~Ed ecco la
11   1|    All are satisfied and rub their hands. Meanwhile Gianni
12   1|     Via! ~~All, as they have their arms full, crowd round the