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they would come instead for coffee at 2:00 Then a call from Ponti's office repeating Rome. At 1:30 just as I had started lunch they both walked in. La Signorina's friend explained no cook not enough food; Giulia said pasta in brodo - but no - not enough. I took them to the Rigoletto where we had to wait 10 min, then a table for 2 appeared & dear Giulia seated us & called for a chair for Gio then took over the ordering - Guinea hen, rice & mushrooms all one one plate - & 2 beers & fruit frech. & 2 coffees. So simple - very good. Then the bill came & she looked at it & read it as 19,000, insisted on paying half & I insisted not & tried to tell her it was 11,800 instead of 19,800. She was so insistent that I agreed, but when we got outside [[strikethrough]]I told he[[/strikethrough]] & she comiserated because bill was high I said no, 11, something. She ran back inside, & they said