"The note is written in good English."
"Yes, Alphonse was educated in England; his mother devoted her life to him, and as long as she had a cent she denied him nothing. All her money was spent when she came to me, and I aided her."
"And Alphonse knew of your generosity to his mother?"
"Yes."
"And she married an Italian?"
"I believe it was an Italian with whom she eloped. We were living in Florence at the time. She deserted me and ran away."
"And you did not see her until many years afterward?"
"No."
"And then you met her in Paris?"
"Yes."