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Identifier: italiancastlesco00batcrich (find matches)
Title: Italian castles and country seats
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Batcheller, Tryphosa Bates, 1878-
Subjects: Castles -- Italy Historic buildings -- Italy Italy -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, Longmans, Green, and Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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, extending her hand,I am very pleased that you are in Italy once more,in as perfect English as President Eliot himself couldspeak. Then she greeted F. B., and we had a nicetalk in Italian together. Her Majesty spoke mostpleasantly of my voice; then asked me about thebook she has encouraged me to write, and seemedvery much interested that I had followed her adviceto describe the country life of her own dear land;she also asked me about our trip here, and we com-pared our journeys over the Petit Saint BernardPass. She passed from me to a group of expectantchildren, whom she greeted with that sweet affabilitywhich has made her so beloved. She gave many ofthe peasants her hand to kiss and inquired for theirfamilies. She is especially adored by all in this Gres-soney valley, and years ago she often wore the peasantdress during her regular and long summer sojourns uphere in the mountains. From one group of friends to another she laughedand chatted, and smilingly told me to take as many(14J
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w ^ o ^ < ^ W ^ CO a AND COUNTRY SEATS kodaks as I liked of her; then, as she reached the lastgroup at the end of the little square, she walked on,past the monument of King Umberto I, to her bigmotor. I was just like a child and ran after, butno more so than all the Italians, who did likewise,though they see Her Majesty often. To-morrow isSunday, and the Queen said she would see me againat the church, so I shall go to mass again. I lookedmy picture-priests on the walls of my room quitequietly in the eye this evening, as I have been doingjust what they would approve. After the Royaldeparture, F. B. and I walked down the valley pastthe villa of Baron Peccoz, which was occupied by theQueen Mother the first few seasons that she came tothe valley. In the tiny square of the town is anofficial sign, Begging not allowed in this commu-nity, which will give you a clew to the thrift of thepeople up here. This afternoon we went up to the Royal Castleand took Del Grillo for a spin in the car up

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