The mirror-maker foisted a hand mirror on me without taking a price. I told him there is nothing to reflect while the mask stays on. He said that means there is at least one place left to take it off.

• Renzo PadovaniHold that mirror to water and the back shows first. That is why I took no price for it.
  Niccolò LoredanA neighbor who hands over, free of charge, a thing whose back shows first. That alley prices things strangely indeed.
• Gia VendraminTaking a hand mirror along, of all things. Seems like there's somewhere lately you want to catch your own reflection.