“Pogomas, who in Genoa called himself Passano, since everyone knew him, introduced me to his wife and his daughter, ugly, dirty and insolent. I quickly got rid of them in order to have a quick lunch with my niece and go straight to the Marquis Grimaldi. I was impatient to find out where Rosalie lived. The senator's footman told me that his lordship was in Venice, and that he was not expected until the end of April. He took me to Paretti, who married six or seven months after my departure. Immediately recognizing me, he showed that he was glad to see me, and left his office to go introduce me to his wife, who, at the sight of me, let out a cry of delight and rushed to me with open arms. A minute later he left us to go mind his own business, asking his wife to introduce me to her daughter...”