motley—here, composed of many different or clashing elements—Nately and his friends form a motley rescue party.
arduous—difficult to do; laborious.
languorous—lacking vigor or vitality.
perchè—(Italian) why or because.
Tu sei un pazzo imbecille!—(Italian) You are a crazy idiot!
obstreperous—noisy; boisterous; unruly.
Saturnalia—here, a period or occasion of unrestrained, often orgiastic, revelry.



















