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ON a warm but overcast day, at the end of the following September, a / woman, whose face was completely hidden by a thick black veil, drove / up to the boat landing of the town of Como in a hired victoria. She was / alone, but behind her followed a second carriage containing an Italian / maid and a large quantity of luggage. When the victoria stopped at / the water's edge the woman got out slowly, and stood for a moment, / apparently looking for something. There were many boats ranged along the / quay, their white awnings thrown back, their oars resting on the painted / seats. Beside one, which was larger than the others, soberly decorated / in brown with touches of gold, and furnished with broad seats not unlike / small armchairs, stood two bold-looking Italian lads dressed in white / sailors' suits. One of them, after staring for a brief instant at the / veiled woman, went up to her and said in Italian:
"Is the signora for Casa Felice?"