Counselling Helen, Going to the Movies and Italian Lesson

I had an egg and honey for breakfast and felt better all day. Had some little trouble about getting my hot water but finally got dressed by ten.

Helen came in, and she looked blue and depressed. I was going to finish a letter I had begun to Percy, but I invited her in to my room – and we talked and talked and talked. She really wants to stay abroad, but she said she was afraid of being a burden and of being of a party and not in it re re which shows really a disturbed state of mind. We talked until lunch. She has decided to see Dr. Giglioli and will not go home until autumn. That much is settled. The doctor is coming tomorrow at eleven.

After lunch we sat in the parlor talking to the two English ladies when Mlle. Bianca Carli came in. I had a lesson in la pronunzia and after that Mrs. Moore took one – Helen was too upset to take a lesson.

We went to the Duomo and walked around but it was too late to see much – so we went into the Edison moving picture show* and saw a thriller and came back in time for dinner.

Then went and made a call on Miss Kinney in her room. She is very nice indeed and is a great friend of Miss Post and of Miss McFadden. Meant to stay half an hour and stayed two.

I found a delightful letter from Margaret on my table. She has sent my dresses.

I went for the print from the film Pen took of me in the steamer and found it was very good so I ordered 6 more. Gave that one to Helen.

*In the city center, in piazza Vittorio Emanuele, the first cinema in Florence -- and perhaps even in Italy -- had been active since 1901: Cinema Edison, opened by Filoteo Alberini. source