"And the Italian ladies, I have heard so much of them."
"I like ze American ladies better."
"Do you, indeed, Count? How gratifying! When do you expect to return to Italy?"
"I do not know—some time."
"I hope it will not be for a long time. We should miss you so much."
"The signora is very kind."
This will do for a sample of the conversation between the Count and the widow. Though several years his senior, it looked as if she was bent on making a conquest of the young nobleman.