animals, and later in life had always birds in his room.] A
propos, Herr Johannes [Hagenauer], no doubt, received the letter
of congratulation which we intended to write to him? But if he
has not got it, I will tell him myself, when we meet in Salzburg,
what ought to have been in it. Yesterday we wore our new clothes;
we were as handsome as angels. My kind regards to Nandl; she must
not fail to pray diligently for me.

Jomelli's opera is to be given on the 30th. We saw the king and
queen at mass in the court chapel at Portici, and we also saw
Vesuvius. Naples is beautiful, but as crowded with people as
Vienna or Paris. As for London and Naples, I think that in point
of insolence on the part of the people Naples almost surpasses
London; because here the lazzaroni have their regular head or
leader, who receives twenty-five ducati d'argento monthly from
the king for keeping the lazzaroni in order.

Madame de' Amicis sings in the opera--we were there. Caffaro is
to compose the second opera, Ciccio di Majo the third, but who is
to compose the fourth is not yet known. Be sure you go regularly
to Mirabell, to hear the Litanies, and listen to the "Regina
Coeli" or the "Salve Regina," and sleep sound, and take care to
have no evil dreams. My most transcendent regards to Herr von
Schiedenhofen--tralaliera! tralaliera! Tell him to learn the
repetition minuet on the piano, to be sure to DO so, and DO not
let him forget it. He must DO this in order to DO me the favor to
let me accompany him some day or other. DO give my best
compliments to all my friends, and DO continue to live happily,
and DO not die, but DO live on, that you may be able to DO
another letter for me, and I DO one for you, and thus we shall go