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`` He came alone . The Marquis de Villars had rented the Palazzo Capello for himself , but he has given it up to Prince Eugene , and has accepted the invitation of the elector to occupy a suite on the ground floor of the Palazzo Manfredino . The Prince of Savoy and the elector are intimate friends ; for no sooner had the former arrived , than he left his address at the Palazzo Manfredino ; and the latter had not been here an hour before he was at the hotel of the White Lion , where Prince Eugene had taken lodgings . By noon , the elector had obtained the relinquishment of the Palazzo Capello for the prince , and the Marquis de Villars had taken up his quarters at the Palazzo Manfredino . '' `` From whom did you learn all these details ? '' `` From one of the gondoliers that rowed Prince Eugene this morning , my half-brother Beppo . ` Whither shall I row you , excellenza ? '