Lettere italiane della moglie di un diplomatico, gennaio-maggio 1880, febbraio-aprile, 1904 . s Delicious come abbiamo ottenuto più alto. Ho riconosciuto tutti i luoghi ben noti, l'inizio della pavimentazione romana, il theColumbarium, la casa Ciceros, ecc. eravamo abbastanza pronti per la colazione quando siamo arrivati a Tusculum, e cercavamo un posto ombreggiato sotto i thetrees. Ci sono due grandi pietre, quasi tavoli, nel temdle dell'anfiteatro, dove la gente di solito sparge il cibo, ma il sole splendeva dritto giù per loro; non pensavamo di poter stare in piedi. Abbiamo trovato un po' di erba sotto gli alberi e stabilito ourselvest

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Italian letters of a diplomat's wife, January-May 1880, February-April, 1904 . s delicious as we got higher. I recognised all the well-known places, the beginning of the Roman pavement, theColumbarium, Ciceros house, etc. We were quite ready for breakfast when we got toTusculum, and looked about for a shady spot under thetrees. There are two great stones, almost tables, in themiddle of the amfiteatro, where people usually spreadout their food, but the sun was shining straight down onthem; we didnt think we could stand that. We found anice bit of grass under the trees and established ourselvesthere. It was quite a summers day, and the rest and quietafter toiling up the steep paths was delightful. After breakfast Josephine and I walked quite up to thetop of the hill, the trees making a perfect dome of verdureover our heads. There was no sound except our ownvoices, and the distant thud of horses feet cantering in ameadow alongside, an absolute stillness everywhere.Such a view! Snow on the Sabine Mountains, sun onthe Alban Hills, the Campagna on either side blue and. 3 X 1904] OF A DIPLOMATS WIFE 269 broken like waves, and quite distinct, a long white line, the sea. While we were walking- about we noticed two cara-binieri, very well mounted, who seemed to be alwayshovering near us, so we asked them what they weredoing up there. They promptly replied, taking careof the societa. We could hardly believe we heardrightly; but it was quite true, they were there for us.They told us that when it was known that a number ofpeople were comingup to Tusculum (there were twoother parties besides us) they had orders to come up, keepus always in sight, and stay as long as we did. We gavethem some wine and sandwiches, and they became quitecommunicative—told us there were brigands and cattivagente (wicked people) about; that at Rocca di Papa, one of the little mountain villages quite near, there were500 inhabitants, 450 of whom had been in prison forvarious crimes, and that people were c

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