The Late Contessa — Dorothy Fletcher

High in the hills above Florence was the beautiful old villa Paradiso- rambling, large, of rough stone smothered in vines- home of Barbara Loomis's late great-aunt, the Countessa Mercedes d'Albiensi. Her imagination stirred by an unexpected bequest, Barbara felt compelled to visit the villa, and there she was warmly greeted by Mrs. Wadley, her great-aunt's companion.