San Dona town on the Piave River, in Italy just east of Venice.
Cortina D'Ampezzo town in the Carnac Alps, in Italy due north of Venice.
Cadore region in the Carnac Alps, east of Cortina D'Ampezzo.
Metternich Prince von (1773–1859), Austrian statesman and diplomat.
Isola Bella an island in Lake Maggiore, on the Italian side of the border.
strike the pull on the line by a fish seizing or snatching at bait.
gunwale the upper edge of the side of a ship or boat.
Abyssinia former name for Ethiopia.
L'heure du cocktail (French) cocktail hour.
Othello with his occupation gone The hero of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello commands the Venetian forces who travel to Cypress to fight the Turks. Othello's wife, Desdemona, dies near the conclusion of the play.
franc the basic monetary unit of Belgim, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.
"Le Feu" by a Frenchman, Barbusse . . . "Mr. Britling Sees Through It" contemporary novels.
Croyant (French) believing.
