and in the other a lump of sugar that she was holding up for Giannino the ape to nibble at. At sight of our good friend's face, she straightened up and let Giannino have the lump of sugar. \"What is wrong?\" she asked.
\"I'm in the deuce of a hole!\" he said in a voice of extreme bitterness. \"I'm a poor man, but I would give a thousand dollars to be away on my vacation this minute!\"
\"Can I help?\" she asked.
\"If you won't, nobody can,\" he said laconically.
and in the other a lump of sugar that she was holding up for Giannino the ape to nibble at. At sight of our good friend's face, she straightened up and let Giannino have the lump of sugar. \"What is wrong?\" she asked.
\"I'm in the deuce of a hole!\" he said in a voice of extreme bitterness. \"I'm a poor man, but I would give a thousand dollars to be away on my vacation this minute!\"
\"Can I help?\" she asked.
\"If you won't, nobody can,\" he said laconically.
