She becomes more involved with the local town of Mondano and its inhabitants: an aristocrat, a wealthy socialite, and several ex-pats who all seem to be hiding something, and is intrigued about the identity of the villa's absent owner, whom she knows only as "S. Kettering".
She becomes more entangled in the local town of Mondano and its residents: a noble, a wealthy socialite, and several expatriates who all appear to be concealing something, and is curious about the identity of the villa's absent proprietor, whom she knows only as "S. Kettering".