Communication » 2A Interacting
PUBLISHING HOUSE: Oxford University Press
GRADE: Stage 4
NOVELIST: Magdalen Nabb
CHARACTERS
MEMBERS OF THE POLICE
Carabiniere Bacci--> He was a young and inexperienced policeman and he was training to be a police officer.
The Marshal Salvatore Guarnaccia--> He was from Sicily and Carabiniere Bacci did not like him because he suspected that he was friendly with the Sicilian Mafia. The Marshal was not well-educated but he was wise and sympathetic.
The Captain--> He was careful and correct, he was the perfect police officer and he told Bacci off for his bad English.
Chief Inspector Lowestoft--> He was in Florence to prevent any trouble for the Langley-Smythe family.
Inspector Jeffreys--> He helped the Chief Inspector Lowestoft to prevent any trouble for the Langley-Smythe family.
PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE FLAT WHERE THE ENGLISHMAN DIED
Mr. Langley-Smithe--> He was the English victim that Cipolla found. He lived in a miserable little ground floor.
R. Cesarini--> He was an Antique-Dealer; he was also the owner of the most of the flats and he offered the Englishman a rent free flat.
The Cipriani--> In this family there were 4 people: Mr. Cipriani, Miss. Cipriani, Giovanna and her older sister. Giovanna was very important for the investigation because she heard two bangs in that night.
Martha--> She was the Cipriani's maid and she has been shot in front of Carabiniere Bacci.
The judge and his housekeeper--> They lived in a flat on the first floor but they told nothing to Carabiniere Bacci.
The Fredianis--> They lived on the top floor but they were not at home because they had gone to America to spend Christmas.
Miss. White--> She was an English lady of about sixty, she had turned a flat into a little museum about Landor. Landor was a poet who was born in 1775 and who died in 1864.
OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE HISTORY
Gianpaolo Maria Cipolla--> He was the cleaner of the flat; he found the Englishman's body the same night that he lost his wife. He was the murderer.
The night-guard--> He was the dark figure that Carabiniere Bacci saw when he was going to the Englishman's flat.
Milena--> She is Cipolla's wife and she was very ill.She died the same night of the Englishman.
Cipolla's sister--> She was married and she lived next door to the Marshal.
SETTINGS (that the book quoted)
CITIES OR REGION
Florence (the city where the Englishman died), Sicily (where the Marshall wanted to go for his holiday), Calabria (where mr. Cesarini's family were), Warwick (where the poet Landor was born).
PLACES
A small office, Via Maggio 58 (the most important place because there Cipolla found the Englishman's body), Via Romana 83 (where Cipolla lived), a river, a shop, a courtyard, the Headquarters, a cafè, the police station, the British Consulate, the English library, the English church,the church of San Frlice (where the Milena's funeral were), a little rearstaurant called "Casalinga", Scotland Yard (the headquarters of London) and a farm building (where Cipolla lived when he was young).
TOPPICH
The book speak about an Englishman who died in a night; he was shooted in the left of his back. Carbinere Bacci with the Marshal, the Captain and two English Inspector were involeved in this case. Finally they found the murderer. It was the cleaner Cipolla; he was angry and he shooted him to get his own back on his wife.
THEMES
LOVE: The love is one of the themes of this book because Cipolla worked always only to earn money to pay the operation of his wife; his wife was very ill.
FRIENDSHIP: The friendship is one of the themes of this book because the Marshal was a good friend for Cipolla; he was very friendly with him and he also went to the funeral of Cipolla's wife.
REVENGE: The revenge is one of the theme of this book because Cipolla shooted the Englishman; he did it because Langley-Smithe did not pay his wife when she worked for him.
MESSAGE
This book teach that people can kill someone to get his own back even if they do not want that. For example Cipolla killed Langley-Smithe for revenge but he did not want to do that because he remembered all only at the end of the story.
NEW WORDS
THE PLOT
clue = indizio
reliable = affidabile
witness = testimone
careful = attento/prudente
wise = saggio
sympathetic = comprensivo
flu = influenza
feverish = febbrile
well-known = famoso
severall = different
Chapter 1 THE MURDER
murder = assassinio
duty = dovere
to lie-lay-lain = sdraiarsi/rimanere
deeply = profondamente
as = mentre/come
loudly = forte
quickly = in fretta
switch = interruttore
coldly = freddamente
cleaner = uomo pulizie
to pull on = infilare
to hesitate = esitare
towards = verso
officer = agente
quietly = tranquillamente
to take down = portar giù
Headquarters = quartier generale
watered = annacquato
badly = male
tear = lacrima
wet = bagnato
thick = fitto
to tremble = tremare
heavy = pesante
ghostly = spettrale
shape = ombre
wooden = legnoso
lock = chiuso a chiave
shutter = serrande
onto = su/sopra
door-plate = targhetta sulla porta
footstep = passi
round = da
to check = controllare
to let = far entrare
to reach = arrivare
shoulder = spalla
wide = largo
to lead -led-led = condurre
gate = cancello
courtyard = cortile
stair = scalino
lift = ascensore
gently = con delicatezza
dusty = impolverato
overall = tuta
straight = diritto
crossly = con rabbia
to sit up = mettersi a sedere
watery = tenue
tear = lacrima
to flow = scorrere
oh dear = oddio
softly = piano
thin = magra
pleased = contento
weapon = arma
to turn = girarsi
hopefully = speranzoso
closely = attentamente
to hold = tenere
trouble = problema
dressing-gown = vestaglia
piece = pezzo
indeed = davvero
to stare = fissare
empty = vuoto
to step out = rigare dritto
shadow = ombra
wishspered = sussurrato
peg = molletta
hook = gancio
to follow = seguire
though = sebbene
Chapter 2 THE QUESTIONS BEGIN
chief = capo/principale
to prevent = evitare
safe = cassaforte
although = però
buyer = acquirente
polite = educato
to be agreed = essere d' accordo
Chapter 3 THE QUESTIONS CONTINUE
to wound = ferire
to hold = conservare/unire
surely = senz' altro
bullet = proiettile
to refuse = rifiutare
unless = a meno che
knees = ginocchia
to beg = supplicare
maid = cameriera
while = un po'
closely = attentamente
cleaver = bravo
housekeeper = governante
to turn = far diventare
delighted = molto lieto
carefully = attentamente
angrily = con rabbia
to be ashamed = vergognarsi
side = fianco
to annoy = infastididre
restless = irrequieto
Chapter 4 THE FINGERPRINTS
fingerprints = impronte digitali
to manage = farcela
along = lungo
drunk = ubriacone
greengrocer = fruttivendolo
to mind = dispiacere
to join us = unirsi a noi
to wink = fare l' occhialino
Chapter 5 MISS WHITE
until = fino a
to wave = fare cenno con la mano
clearly = chiaramente
to follow = seguire
to save = risparmiare
to cry = gridare/versare lacrime
cloudly = forte
to sound = sembrare
to be allowed = avere il permesso
van = furgone
mad = pazzo
as soon as = non appena
Chapter 6 THE SUSPECT
delear = commerciante
to avoid = evitare
to refuse = rifiutare
proof = prova
to warn = avvertire
arrangement = accordo
to argue = litigare
to remind = ricordare
to breathe = respirare
to frighten = spaventare
meanwhile = intanto
Chapter 7 THE CHASE
chase = inseguimento
to break in = intrusione a scopo di furto
whenever = ogni volta che
to aim for = mirare a qualcuno
breathing = respiro
heavilty = pesantemente
wildly = paurosamente
to dig = scavare
breathless = senza fiato
either = o...o
Chapter 8 THE GUN
tiredness = stanchezza
to light = accendere
rent = affitto
nowhere = in nessun posto
to be deathly cold = essere gelido come un morto
to shout = urlare
shot = colpo ( di arma da fuoco)
to be kneeling = essere in ginocchio
doorway = ingresso
Chapter 9 A NEW MISTERY
wound = ferita
to fetch = prendere
to disappeared = scomparire
to bent = chinarsi
inner = interno
to stare = fissare
Chapter 10 CIPOLLA'S HISTORY
throw-threw-thrown = lanciare
to sweep = spazzare
edge = bordo
unkind = scortese
to arrange = organizzare
illness = malattia
to escape = scappare
to heat = scaldare
bowl = scodella
unpaid bills = bollette da pagare
can/could afford = avere denaro a sufficienza per fare qualcosa
priest = prete
Chapter 11 HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
eve = vigilia
to chase = inseguire
although = anche se
seat = posto