Madame Violet Schiff
Savoy Hotel
Rome
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Hotel Beau Site
Cannes

"Torre del Lago"

Tuscany

10. 01. 14

Dearest Madam,

I'm leaving for London on Monday evening, and I'll arrive on Tuesday night at 11 o'clock. I will see "The Witch", the Chinese play, and the other one you told me about. Let's see if among the three of them I can find one that suits me.

I was pleased to hear the news about my dear Ciccio - splendid! I am also glad, (at least I hope), that you find Rome to your liking. I am here alone, like a hermit, and I am certainly not enjoying myself much, but anything is better than Milan and its publishers! This quick trip will do me good - every now and then we all need to see a bit of London and Paris,

Many good wishes to you and your husband,
from your devoted friend Giacomo Puccini.