 He then presents himself by stating his name and surname, a rare happening in the Divine Comedy and immediately completes the identification by including his parentage to another well-known member of the family.He is not boasting, but talking with dignity and pride.He concludes by saying that his love for his family is why he has to wait in the Ante-Purgatory

"Se la lucerna che ti mena in alto
truovi nel tuo arbitrio tanta cera
quant'è mestiere infino al sommo smalto",
cominciò ella, "se novella vera
di Val di Magra o di parte vicina
sai, dillo a me, che già grande là era.