The book is Letters of Franz Liszt Volume 1 From Paris to Rome Years of Travel as a Virtuoso. This is the twentieth time at least that we have tried to meet first at my house then here with the intention of writing to you and always some visit or some other unforeseen hindrance has occurred. I don't know whether Chopin will be strong enough to make excuses to you for my part it seems to me that we have been so unmannerly and impertinent that no excuses are now permissible or possible.
