Finally, I wish to protest that there are no so-called "portraits" in
this story of the heart of old Rome. Many Romans were ruined by the
financial crisis of 1888 and its consequences, either at the time or
later. The family to which Sabina belonged is wholly imaginary, and
its fall was due to other causes. I trust that no ingenious reader
will try to trace a parallel where none exists. I would not even have
a certain young and famous architect and engineer, for whom I
entertain the highest admiration and esteem, recognize a "portrait" of
himself in Marino Malipieri, if these pages should ever come to his
notice, and I have purposely made my imaginary hero as unlike him as
possible, in appearance, manner and speech.
Those who have noticed the increasing tendency of modern readers to
bring accusations of plagiarism against novels that deal partly with
facts will understand why I have said this much about my own work. To
others, the few details I have given may be of some interest.
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