11), Johnson explained that Fabbri felt “you have bro- ken a promise made to him that he should have Italy on the same terms as could be
from any other parties— In short I gather from it all that Fabbri claims some consideration for the guarantees of good faith which his propositions bring—which you refuse to accord—but make it simply a matter of Dollars & Cents as between him & parties who give you no guarantee either in their names or in more substantial stuff.
Edison
