The Neapolitans now reason and talk like men, and there is a degree of self-restraint about them which is in the highest degree creditable after the sufferings to which they have been so long exposed.
Garibaldi praises the Neapolitans for their newfound ability to reason and converse thoughtfully, noting their remarkable self-restraint despite past suffering.
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