Marchesa di Sant'Andrea
A wealthy Italian widow who enjoys cooking and socialising in London.
Core Belief
"The Marchesa believes that good food is essential to a good life, and that the ability to cook is a valuable skill. She also values friendship and cultural exchange."
Worldview
The Marchesa views the world with a cosmopolitan and somewhat amused perspective. She appreciates the finer things in life, but she is also aware of social inequalities and the importance of individual initiative.
Personality
The Marchesa is intelligent, witty, and resourceful. She is also kind and generous, as evidenced by her willingness to teach her friends how to cook. She possesses a strong will and a touch of autocracy, but her charm makes her a beloved figure.
In Their Own Words
"“But, my dear, it is inconceivable that the comfort and the movement of society should depend on the humours of its servants. I don't blame them for refusing to cook if they dislike cooking, and can find other work as light and as well paid; but, things being as they are, I would suggest that we set to work somehow to make ourselves independent of cooks.”"
"“I have heard mathematicians declare that what is true of the whole is true of its parts. I daresay it is, but I never stopped to inquire. I will amplify on my own account, and lay down that what is true of the parts must be true of the whole. I'm sure that sounds quite right. Now I, as a unit of society, am independent of cooks because I can cook myself, and if all the other units were independent, society itself would be independent--ecco!”"
"“I consent on one condition--that my rule shall be absolute, and I begin my career as an autocrat by giving Mrs. Fothergill a list of the educational machinery I shall want, and commanding her to have them all ready by Tuesday morning, the day on which I declare the school open.”"
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