Sa mère, qui l’adorait, obtenait de temps en temps la permission de venir le voir à Milan ; mais son mari ne lui offrant jamais d’argent pour ces voyages, c’était sa belle-sœur, l’aimable comtesse Pietranera, qui lui en prêtait.
His mother, who adored him, obtained permission, from time to time, to pay him a visit at Milan; but as her husband never offered her any money for these journeys, it was her sister-in-law, the charming Contessa Pietranera, who lent her what she required.