CÈCINGÙLO.
Reading edition
‘Did you ever hear him yourself?’
Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · I have not been able to make out the origin of this name. It is possibly, a mere combination of Cecco, short for Francesco, and a family namNote 2 · ‘Nei tempi di prima.’ ↑Note 3 · It is very likely Cècingùlo was some generations older even than the narrator’s ‘papa.’ I have thought it worth while to put this much aboutNote 4 · ‘No; it was before my time, but my father has heard him many’s the time, and many of the stories I have told you are the tales of Cècingùlo.