. . . . . . . . . "Saying he has not been able to be with her because he has had to stay in Venice with Piave, that he is unwilling to listen to the wishes of a certain \"gallant cavalier\" who does not want him to ride solo with her in a gondola, mentioning Carolina Minervi, a distinguished musical dilettante from Trieste whom he would like to introduce to her and her famous husband [i.e. Sigismond Thalberg], sending greetings to Thalberg, etc."@en . . "Venice, 6 July 1853, to Mme [Sigismond] Thalberg"@en . . . "1853 07 06." . .