"My dearest Ma, I have so much to tell you." "I served lunch on the beach today and got my...

"My dearest Ma, I have so much to tell you." "I served lunch on the beach today and got my first look at the town." "It's straight out of a picture postcard. Italy really is as different from the North country as chalk and cheese." "The sun seems twice as large here, and the sea - is like a warm bath." "There are lemons growing everywhere I look." "It's difficult to describe the effect - it all has on you..." "...but already I feel different somehow, like I can breathe a little more easily." "Everyone has been so kind and patient with me, particularly Mrs. Ainsworth." "Betty is just as you said she would be, warmhearted and cheerful, despite the losses she has suffered." - "Billy is a comfort to her, ...of course, though also a worry." "They are good people and already dearer to me than I would have thought possible after so short a time in their company."