Pastrini

Signor Pastrini

The shrewd, voluble proprietor of Rome's Hôtel de Londres, host and informant to Franz and Albert.

Story so far

Signor Pastrini keeps the Hôtel de Londres on the Piazza di Spagna, where Franz d'Épinay and Albert de Morcerf lodge for the Carnival—their apartment adjoining that of a mysterious, immensely rich guest thought to be Sicilian or Maltese. A model of Italian innkeeping—obsequious, self-important, and a canny bargainer over carriages and windows—Pastrini also serves as the young men's informant on Roman ways. Having once been captured and courteously released by the bandit Luigi Vampa, who gave him a fine watch, he recounts Vampa's whole history and warns the travellers of the danger of the roads by night.

Appearance

A voluble, self-important Italian innkeeper, obsequious to his guests yet shrewd in every bargain.

Role

The travellers' host and go-between in Rome, source of local lore and warnings.

Relationships

Franz d'Épinay — His guest, to whom he tells the story of Vampa and the ways of Rome.

Albert de Morcerf — His other guest, whose Parisian scepticism he finds baffling.

Luigi Vampa — The bandit who once captured and courteously released him with a gift.

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Chapter 33

The shrewd, voluble proprietor of Rome's Hôtel de Londres, host and informant to Franz and Albert.