XII. UN NAUFRAGIO.
[1]mandato a picco, sunk.
[2]mi guardai bene dal, I was very careful not to.
[3]si strinse nelle spalle, shrugged his shoulders.
[4]che fa l'esercizio, drilling, on parade.
[5]Cos'è? Cos'è stato? What's the matter? What has happened?
[6]Prendete il largo, Shove off!
[7]come vien viene, just as it happened.
[8]ch'io non avessi... segno, that I might not be in my right mind.
