Momma was saying that the situation was very romantic, and Mr.Malt had assured her that it was nothing to what we would experience in Italy.

"That's where you _get_ romance," said Mr.Malt, and his cigar end dropped like a falling star as he removed the ash.

"Italy's been romantic ever since B.C.

All through the time the rest of the world was inventing Magna Chartas and Doomsday Books, and Parliaments, and printing presses, and steam engines, Italy's gone right on turning out romance.

Result is, a better quality of that article to be had in Italy to-day than anywhere else.
Further result, twenty million pounds spent there annually by tourists from all parts of the civilised world.