IV. LA PICCOLA VEDETTA LOMBARDA.
[1]Solferino e San Martino, villages of Lombardy, in northern part of Italy. The battle in question occurred on June 24.
[2]Saluzzo, town of Piedmont, in northwestern part of Italy.—andava; note force of tense: was moving.
[3]Bella cosa! That's a small matter!
[4]Saran, They must be. Future used to express probability.
[5]L'hanno proprio con me! They are really after me!
[6]dubiti, vuole, third person instead of second in addressing a superior; also the usual form in polite conversation.
[7]ad un punto, at the same time.
[8]pigliare, with passive sense, to be taken away.
