Poznámky
Marie subverts the famous saying «Voir Naples et mourir» (See Naples and die) from the previous entry — now she has seen it and can confirm: yes, beautiful enough to die for. The transformation from cliché to lived experience. ↩
The Accademia — Naples' exclusive noble club, equivalent to Paris's Jockey-Club or Nice's Cercle Masséna. Membership was restricted to the titled nobility. ↩
Plobster: Marie's own word, in use since 1874, for the smart, rich, well-born men of society. Asked in August 1874 how Doria could be a plobster «n'étant ni gros ni rouge» (being neither fat nor red), she answered «parce qu'il est extrêmement noble et riche» (because he is extremely noble and rich) (023.0210). ↩
"Petruccio" — diminutive of Pietro, used here as a type-name for idle young nobleman (per LAN note). ↩