June 20 Monday – Jean Clemens was ill, so Sam and Katy Leary remained with Jean at the Villa di Quarto for three hours. In the meantime the rest of the party (Isabel V. Lyon, her mother Georgiana Lyon, and others not named) left for the Hotel de la Ville in Florence. Jean “rallied” and the three arrived at the hotel “about 8 p.m.”
Sam’s notebook: “According to the plan made yesterday with the lawyers, the baggage should have gone at 4, we should be leaving now, & the officer should arrive at 5 to require the Countess Massiglia to take possession. But Jean has fallen ill, & all things are at a standstill. / Jean is threatened with an attack. / 15 minutes later. She has had the attack. Ah, this odious swindle, human life! We got away at 7 p.m.” [NB 47 TS 12-13].
A directive note to an unidentified person (perhaps Isabel Lyon) is in the DV245 file, MTP: “Cellistino [Bruschi] & Carlo [Cosi] must remain in the house day & night until further orders. There must always be two in the house. [line horiz.] They must not admit any one representing her without first telephoning Senator Luchini or Signor Traverso & asking for instructions. / SL Clemens / Emilio [circled] / June 20/04”. Note: Servants at the Villa di Quarto: Celestino Bruschi (footman), Carlo Cosi (Chef), Emilio Talorici (?) coachman [AMT 1: group photo after p.204].