"The woman insisted that she would prepare a lunch by herself - salad by P.J. Clark, cold pheasant, strawberries and cream. Bond wanted to take care of the champagne."
"Bond poured himself a stiff Jack Daniel's sourmash bourbon on the rocks and added some water. He walked over to the desk and took the right-hand of the three chairs that had been arranged in a semicircle facing the 'Capu'".
HOTEL PRINCIPE DI SAVOIA"During fairs that lasted four days he had a double room at Hotel Principe e Savoia. He liked that too. Hotel was stable and precious, bartender poured large doses and knew all rumours of the city. In the bar Bond met a girl, who saved his life. Girl's name was Melissa. She was English, recently divorced and was meeting his Italian lover in Milan. Man had to stay in Rome and girl was obviously lonely. Bond offered her dinner in one of the finest restaurants in Italy - Giannino, by Via Sciesa. They ate artichoke and osso buco alla milanese - and Bond spent a night with her. After grappa and gorgonzola it felt like a perfect ending for a perfect evening.
Lucky for them, they decided to go to Melissa's room. Around four o'clock in the morning there was an explosion in the hotel. Bond's double room was destroyed completely. Carabiniere told afterwards to Bond that the bomb was placed under his bed.
"Luckily I occasionally don't sleep in my own bed", Bond said.
Carabiniere laughed, but before Bond left Milan, he send a golden bracelet with warm thanks to girl. And in this case he thought, there would be a reason to send a bill to the section."
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"During fairs that lasted four days he had a double room at Hotel Principe e Savoia. He liked that too. Hotel was stable and precious, bartender poured large doses and knew all rumours of the city. In the bar Bond met a girl, who saved his life. Girl's name was Melissa. She was English, recently divorced and was meeting his Italian lover in Milan. Man had to stay in Rome and girl was obviously lonely. Bond offered her dinner in one of the finest restaurants in Italy - Giannino, by Via Sciesa. They ate artichoke and osso buco alla milanese - and Bond spent a night with her. After grappa and gorgonzola it felt like a perfect ending for a perfect evening.
Lucky for them, they decided to go to Melissa's room. Around four o'clock in the morning there was an explosion in the hotel. Bond's double room was destroyed completely. Carabiniere told afterwards to Bond that the bomb was placed under his bed.
"Luckily I occasionally don't sleep in my own bed", Bond said.
Carabiniere laughed, but before Bond left Milan, he send a golden bracelet with warm thanks to girl. And in this case he thought, there would be a reason to send a bill to the section."
"So, when they reached the airport and turned in the BMW, she made another call, while Bond got them on to a flight to Milan.
'All set,' Flicka told him. 'We have a booking at the Palace.'
'Oh, you couldn't get us in at the Principe e Savoia?' The Palace in Milan is sister hotel to the Principe, and regarded mainly as a good, but no frills, hotel used by businessmen and provincials in town for one or two nights. The Palace was not noted for being an hotel of the grand school, but a resting place without luxury and with rooms designed in the utilitarian manner.
'I didn't even try the Principe,' she snapped. 'If you want kitsch, overdecorated five-star places, you can go and stay there on your own. Anyway, Bodo will know where to find us.'
'He's repaying your favour?'
'More, he's coming to see us. With information, I hope.'
He did not press for explanations. Already he had learned that Fredericka von Grüsse liked to do things her way, and she would tell him only when she was good and ready. Bond respected that, for he knew it mirrored his own attitude in arcane matters.
They arrived in Milan at a little after six in the evening, and by seven were settled into the Palace, amidst chrome and furnishing which were serviceable, though far from the luxury Bond would have preferred. However, the mini-bar was well stocked, and it was Flicka who suggested that they break out the champagne."
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"Nelipäiväisten messujen aikana hänellä oli kaksoishuone Hotel Principe e Savoiassa. Hän piti siitäkin. Hotelli oli vakaa ja arvokas, baarimies kaateli auliita annoksia ja tiesi kaikki kaupungin juorut. Baarissa Bond myös tapasi tytön, joka pelasti hänen henkensä. Tytön nimi oli Melissa. Hän oli englantilainen, hiljattain eronnut ja Milanossa tapaamassa italialaista rakastajaansa. Mies joutui viipymään Roomassa, ja tyttö oli ilmeisen yksinäinen. Bond tarjosi hänelle päivällisen eräässä Italian hienoimmista ravintoloista – Gianinolla Via Sciesan varrella. He söivät artisokkaa ja osso buco alla milanesea – ja Bond vietti yön hänen kanssaan. Grappan ja gorgonzolan jälkeen se tuntui täydelliseltä päätökseltä täydelliselle illalle.
Onneksi he päättivät mennä Melissan huoneeseen. Aamuneljän aikaan hotellia vavahdutti räjähdys. Bondin kaksoishuone tuhoutui täysin. Carabiniere kertoi Bondille jälkeenpäin, että pommi oli sijoitettu hänen vuoteensa alle.
”Onneksi minä toisinaan nukun vieraissa vuoteissa”, Bond sanoi.
Carabiniere nauroi, mutta ennen Milanosta lähtöään Bond lähetti tytölle kultaisen rannekorun sydämellisin kiitoksin. Ja tässä tapauksessa hän katsoi perustelluksi laskuttaa siitä osastoa”
”Kun he pääsivät lentokentälle ja palauttivat BMW:n, meni Flicka uudelleen soittamaan, ja Bond varasi heille paikat lennolle Milanoon.
- Kaikki on kunnossa, Flicka selosti. – Meillä on huoneet Palacessa.
- Äh, etkö olisi saanut Principe e Savoiasta? Milanon Palace on Principen sisarhotelli ja sitä pidetään melkein yhtä hyvänä, mutta ei niin innostavana. Se on liikemiesten ja yhden, kaksi yötä kaupungissa viipyvien maalaisten paikka. Palacea ei lueta suuren luokan hotelliksi, se on käytännöllisesti suunniteltu yöpymispaikka vailla ylellisyyksiä.
- En edes yrittänyt Principeä, Flicka tokaisi. – Jos haluat kitschiä, ylidekoratiivisia viiden tähden hotelleja, saat mennä yksin. Joka tapauksessa Bodo tietää, mistä löytää meidät.
- Korvaako hän palveluksesi?
- Enemmänkin. Hän tulee tapaamaan meitä. Toivoakseni tietoja mukanaan.
Bond ei tiukannut selitystä. Hän oli jo oppinut, että Fredericka von Grüsse teki mieluummin asiat omalla tavallaan, että hän kertoisi sitten kun katsoisi parhaaksi ja olisi valmis. Bond kunnioitti sitä, sillä hän tiesi sen vastaavan omaa asennettaan tärkeissä asioissa.
He saapuivat Milanoon kohta kahdeksantoista jälkeen ja tunnin kuluttua he olivat asettuneet Palaceen keskelle kromia ja kalusteita, jotka olivat käytännöllisiä, mutta kaukana ylellisyydestä jota Bond olisi arvostanut enemmän. Minibaari oli kuitenkin hyvin varustettu, ja Flicka ehdotti, että he avaisivat samppanjan”.
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