It was filled with flowers and beautifully kept.
She wandered along, thinking how attractive everything seemed to be in the sunshine.
Then the tolling of a Church bell reminded her that she was close to the Cathedral, which she longed to visit.
It was only a short distance away and she had seen when she arrived how spectacular it looked with an imposing green and white marble façade.
She walked back into the villa to look for the Contessa.
When she reached the drawing room, she heard voices.
She paused, wondering who was visiting the Contessa so soon after their arrival.
Then she heard a woman’s voice say in Italian,
“My dear, he arrived yesterday. I thought he had forgotten our existence and would never come back to Lucca!”
“I am sure that he found Florence very amusing,” the Con
