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 1 per|           age 21) ~The Relatives of Buoso Donati: ~Zita, called
 2 per|         their son (age 7) ~Betto of Signa, Buoso's brother-in-law,
 3 per|       poor and shabbily dressed, of uncertain age ~Simone, Buoso'
 4 per|         SETTING: the bed-chamber of Buoso Donati, Florence,
 5   1|           Scene: the bed-chamber of Buoso Donati. Stage left,
 6   1|        which surrounds the front of the house. The terrace has
 7   1|         a small balcony. A chest of drawers and a door in the
 8   1| silverware. ~At the four corners of the bed, four tall candlesticks
 9   1|        lighted candles. in front of the bed, a three-branch
10   1|    towards the bed, in attitudes of prayer. Gherardino is seated
11   1|         is sunshine and the glow of candles. It is 9 o'clock
12   1|          morning. ~The relatives of Buoso murmur a prayer, while
13   1|       relatives, with the excuse of quieting Gherardino,~silence
14   1|          while, then with an air of gravity)~Se il testamento
15   1|      rubs~them hard on the cloth of his sleeve after first breathing
16   1|         the bed. The air is full of flying papers.~Betto, profiting
17   1|        who is mounted on a chest of drawers, on top of a ladder,~
18   1|         chest of drawers, on top of a ladder,~succeeds in opening
19   1|      right to stop the avalanche of relatives.~~Rinuccio~Il
20   1|        around scanning the faces of the other~relatives. Betto'
21   1|        devi avere!~in an impulse of gratitude he lights the
22   1|     Little by little, the frenzy of the relatives reaches its
23   1|   swearing, breaking into bursts of sardonic laughter, like
24   1|         laughter, like the cries~of the damned.~~Zita~Eccovi
25   1|     argument starts again; a few of the relatives are now weeping
26   1|          They all make a gesture of disappointment~Zita (furious)~
27   1|         room to the right on top of the stairs~~Simone~Un Donati
28   1|        the desolate countenances of the relatives.~~Gianni Schicchi~(
29   1|         motionless in the center of~the stage, makes a slight
30   1|     Gianni Schicchi at a gesture of the women~ Zitte. Obbedite!~~
31   1|        curtains, on the far side of~the room from the door.
32   1|       Gianni imitating the voice of Buoso.~But in his fright
33   1|         Gianni, who has come~out of his hiding place. Betto
34   1|           la ca... ~~The pealing of a funeral bell is heard.
35   1|       motions no.~~Gherardo (out of breath)~È preso un accidente~
36   1|         to watch for the arrival of~the notary. Gherardo clears
37   1|          Firenze, ~~At the sound of Gianni's voice, the relatives
38   1|        Gianni Schicchi!...~cries of protest from the relatives~(
39   1|     Gianni stops him with a wave of his~trembling hand~~Gianni
40   1|          voi...~(makes a gesture of applause)~l'attenuante!~