Poznámky
"L'Aquarium": Marie's nickname for a person (likely a rival or social figure from Naples). The exact referent is unclear from context alone. ↩
The Teatro della Pergola, Florence's principal opera house and theater; closed for the season. ↩
"Silène" is Marie's code name for Larderei (from the Sorrento hotel "Hôtel de la Sirène"). His daughter Alexandrine is the child she has been obsessing over. ↩