"Do you understand this, Mary Anne?" said I.
"No, papa," said she.
"Does your mother?" said I.
"No, papa."
"Does Lord George understand it?"
"No, papa; but he says he is sure Giacomo can explain everything,—for he is a capital fellow, and honest as the sun!"
"And who is Giacomo?" said I.
"The Maestro di Casa, papa. He is over all the other servants, pays all the bills, keeps the keys of everything, and, in fact, takes charge of the household."
"Where did he come from?"
"The Prince Belgiasso had him in his service, and strongly recommended him to Lord George as the most trustworthy and best of servants. His discharge says that he was always regarded rather in the light of a friend than a domestic!"