Italian castles and country seats . of an opportunity to see the Duchessat all. We shall ship the car directly from here to Rome,and I fear after this my letters will be infrequent andshort, for you know what Rome is like, I have writtenyou so much in years before; so if my messages comefew and far between, you will realize it is because weare very gay and our hours are very late, leaving littletime for letter-writing. T. Turin, NovemberMy dear M: We are to take the train to-day for the first time,with the exception of our little ten minutes fromMestre to Venice this summer. The car has gone,
Italian castles and country seats . of an opportunity to see the Duchessat all. We shall ship the car directly from here to Rome,and I fear after this my letters will be infrequent andshort, for you know what Rome is like, I have writtenyou so much in years before; so if my messages comefew and far between, you will realize it is because weare very gay and our hours are very late, leaving littletime for letter-writing. T. Turin, NovemberMy dear M: We are to take the train to-day for the first time,with the exception of our little ten minutes fromMestre to Venice this summer. The car has gone, andwe hope soon to be in Rome ourselves, where one ofthe first people we hope to see is Prince Giovanni Tor-Ionia, who was here in Turin with us last villa is said to be the most beautiful in many waysof any in this land of wonders. Also it is very difficultto see, as cards of admission are rarely given, even tohis friends. He has been most rordial, however, in hisinvitations to us, and I am looking forward not only[368]. AND COUNTRY SEATS to seeing the padrone di casa, but to enjoying hisart treasures as well. Our audience with the Duchess Letitiawas charming. She is very vivacious, very simple, withdelightful manners, and seemed greatly interested inhearing of our trip, the people we have seen, and whatI am trying to do. It is possible that she will be inRome this winter, if only for a few days, as she some-times comes down for the court ball. She received usin her sons apartment (Count Salemi), because herown apartments were undergoing a renovation, so Iprobably would not have been able to photographthem in any case. Indeed she said that another timeshe should be very glad to have pictures taken of herrooms, and hoped I should come back to Turin to seeher again next year. It is train time, and I must close. T. [369] ITALIAN CASTLES Rome, Latium, December My dear M: WE are comfortably settled in spaciousrooms at this new Hotel Excelsior andhave had our pro
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