Il Piccolo Vetraio plot
Neroni gives a small sum of money to a poor fisherman and takes his two young sons, Piero and Nino, to France to work in his glass factory. They work hard and are treated badly. They manage to flee, but Nino is exhausted and dies. Piero is taken back to the factory. One night Piero goes to visit Nino's grave and in the cemetery he witnesses a secret meeting between Baron De La Motte and some of Napoleon's followers, who has found exile in Italy. Fearing that the boy will betray them, De La Motte takes him to his house and tells him his sad life story. Napoleon's unexpected arrival in France allows De La Motte to help Piero return to his family in Italy.