"A great void," repeated mine host; "one never forgets one's
country.... From what province are you, sir?"
"From Liguria. And you?"
"From Piedmont. Liguria! Piedmont! Lombardy! They are countries!"
"They are fine countries, there is no doubt of that, but, after all,
you cannot complain of Spain. You are living in one of the most
beautiful cities in the world, and are proprietor of one of the finest
hotels in the city; you have a crowd of guests all the year round, and
then I see you enjoy enviable health."
"But the void?"