Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Chapters 33–34

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.

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