“This adventuress was a Roman, quite young, tall, well-built, with black eyes and skin of amazing whiteness, but that artificial whiteness that is characteristic of almost all gallant women in Rome, and which is so disliked by gourmands who love beautiful nature .She had attractive manners and an intelligent appearance; but that was just a view. She spoke only Italian, and only one English officer named Walpole maintained a conversation with her. Although he never addressed me, he inspired me with friendly feelings, and this was not only due to sympathy, since if I had been blind or deaf, I would have been neither hot nor cold with Sir Walpole...”