The number of palaces which are wholly occupied by one family must be infinitesimal; the rest are tenements, anything but model buildings, rookeries.

Venice has no aristocratic quarter as other cities have.

The poor establish themselves either in a palace or as near it as possible.
I have referred to the girls in their black shawls or scialli.

They remain in the memory as one of Venice's most distinguished possessions.
A handsome young private gondolier in white linen with a coloured scarf, bending to the oar and thrusting his boat forward with muscular strokes, is a delight to watch; but he is without mystery.

These girls have grace and mystery too.