“And this Countess,” he exclaimed, addressing the detective presently. “I noticed that she is not named in your report.”
“No, signore. But her name is Cioni—of the Cionis of Firenze, one of the most ancient houses in Italy—the Countess Guilia Cioni.”
“A widow?”
“No, signore. She is daughter of the late Count Ferdinando Cioni, head of the house. Their palace is on the Lung ’Arno in Firenze.”
“Of what age is she?”
“Thirty.”
“You say she was from Milan.”
“They have a palace in Milan—in one of those short streets off the Piazza del Duomo.”
“And this woman is infatuated with the General, you say? Where does she live?”
“In an apartment in the Corso Vittorio.”