About a mile outside the Gate Tenaglia is a country house called Simonetta - noted for a very wonderful echo. Was taken there by Mr. Laidler. A large old building, of palace like dimensions and stone columns in front, built by the Viscontis - Dukes of Milan.

Went up to the 3rd story, shouting out of the window is repeated thirty times, and firing off a pistol they say not less than fifty times. And what is very singular, there is no accounting for it. As the buildings in the vicinity are not particularly lofty or conspicuous for the sound to strike against, the last and most distant reverberations must be from the buildings in the city. Left this curious phenomenon, like others have done before me - quite puzzled to account for such a continued and endless repeated echo.

Dined at the Marino with no less than four counts. Titles are cheap in Lombardy - claims to be called good looking they certainly have. Never saw more handsome young men anywhere, tall well formed, with handsome black hair and beard - would certainly cut out the dandies of Paris -