TALBOT2738

Varese
Albergo della Stella

My dear Henry

How delightful it is to feel oneself once more in Italy! what I have longed for for so many years! We arrived last night & your letter was brought to me this morning. Luckily the post goes today to Cadenabbia¹ so no time need be lost – Make haste & come – We have settled to stay here a week, but longer than that we cannot yet decide upon – that must depend upon circumstances. Shall we secure an apartment for you in this hotel? there is a vacant one very good – or at the Angiolo which is less noisy? for It may be necessary, as Varese seems a place of greater resort than formerly – When I told the man here that I was one of quella famiglia Inglese who had inhabited the Villa Serbelloni 10 years ago,² he opened his eyes with astonishment, & exclaimed: Come! è proprio lei!- ³

By waiting two rainy days on the road, one at Balzers & one at Coire, whe we had a most delightful & prosperous journey over the S. Bernardino,^<4> instead of crossing in the clouds & seeing nothing –

addio – y^r aff^ly
Caroline

If you do not come directly, write word whether we shall secure the apartment I mentioned – they are very good rooms – a very large double bedded room, a large room next to it & another excellent bed room further on, they are intercalés with ours; (besides a salon, or our’s) only write immediately, or rather come immediately – I am afraid we shall not stay longer than a week; L^d V. ⁴ is not inclined I think for more, & we ought to be at Nice early in November, besides lots of things to see on the road –
Do come –

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Monsieur
Monsieur Talbot
Albergo di Mella
alla Cadenabbia
sul Lago di Como
Milano ⁵