Poznámky
The French proverb: Il n'y a que les montagnes qui ne se rencontrent pas — only mountains never meet again. Marie invokes it and then immediately undermines it with her bridge joke. ↩
The Russo-Turkish War broke out in April 1877, causing Russian bond prices to fall sharply — a practical blow to Russian families living on investment income abroad. ↩
Michele Gordigiani (1835–1909), celebrated Florentine portrait painter who had painted Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales. ↩