From Florence I shall take walks into Tuscany, into Umbria.

And, finally, I shall go to Venice." "You will do well.

Venice suggests the peace of the Sabbath-day in the grand week of creative and divine Italy." "Your friend Dechartre talked very prettily to me of Venice, of the atmosphere of Venice, which sows pearls." "Yes, at Venice the sky is a colorist.

Florence inspires the mind.

An old author has said: 'The sky of Florence is light and subtle, and feeds the beautiful ideas of men.' I have lived delicious days in Tuscany.