Pino is in the Alps, away from the bombing of Milan. The priest with whom he stays sends him on rigorous climbing excursion. Pino is not sure why, but learns that the priest is saving Jews by guiding them to Switzerland. Pino becomes the number one guide. Adventures on the trips: avalanches, out of shape hikers, etc. keep the action going in some ways but also seem a bit like padding. Nazis are now suspicious of the priest. Pino is called by his family back to Italy. Why?
February 1895 (Alice died in 1892) Money problems, jealousy of Wilde; time spent with Lord Wolseley1; off to Ireland to lick his wounds; Irish unrest--Irish landlords boycott all social events; much time spent with manservant Hammond (homosexual attraction again); fancy dress ball, appalling to James, who is only happy in company of Hammond, though Hammond remains a servant and no more; little girl alone on the grounds--inspiration for Turn of the Screw?; conflict with Webster who alludes to Wilde's successful play and HJ's failure; Wolseley was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army . He became one of the most influential and admired British generals after a series of successes in Canada, West Africa, and Egypt, followed by a central role in modernizing the British Army in promoting efficiency. He served in Burma, the Crimean War , the Indian Mutiny , China, Canada and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign (18...
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