Taranto, Monday, July 11, 1803.
Dear friend,
two days, we receive as a guest in our building, General Laclos. I see you smiling already, dear friend, the news that the author of "Dangerous Liaisons" staying in our house. You must not cheat. I think, in fact, that has been paid a lot of poison on Laclos and the poor do not see in him nothing of the grim Valmont. He is a tall, good looking, but the dreamy eyes. He arrived in this house very tired and a bit 'sick. We did find the food fresher and more delicate, but has not shown a great appetite. It is very discreet and confidential. Back in the evening, dinner slightly and passes the rest of the time to write long letters to his wife. You see, sweet friend, because the bad reputation of this book could have harmed the career of this person. The accused have the same malice of Monsieur de Sade. Queen Marie Antoinette did not write his name, nor the novel's title on the cover of copy he had. General Laclos was disavowed by the French nobility refused to recognize the traits in his characters. Last night we had a long conversation. My husband had accompanied him to do some shopping for his family. He returned apparently satisfied and thanked us for the gifts received. To his wife, we thought of a pair of woolen gloves fin. General Laclos told me that the area of Taranto are very beautiful, but she can not understand why the city itself is so dirty and smelly. Judging by the excellent quality and workmanship of the gloves, I was told by his astonishment that there is a factory of fine linen, and that the work is done entirely by hand by women of the fishermen. Too bad that so perfect a work is not better known and better used. This made him think to himself, he added. His fate was always to work under the name of others. I found a little melancholy: his wife and his sons missing, deeply. He showed me a portrait of his wife, locked inside a locket. It is adorably cute, dark, eyes dark but lively, much younger than the general. He told me he was happy every day of meeting her and that she only gave him happiness. You see, dear friend, how you love the General Laclos. Your friend
Baronessa Teresa de Sinno.
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Ho trovato questo generatore di mappe ))) in rosso sono tutti i paesi che ho visitato..
ma ce ne sono molti ancora da scoprire... il mio obbiettivo?? riempire il passaporto di timbri )))
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