Pleasant romance of St Kilda, Melbourne between the tenor, Signor Galliardi and pretty Bella, his landlady's niece and housekeeper. Narrated by an old bachelor who found the house while searching for lodgings where he could practise his violin all day - his landlady being an unmarried teacher of music and singing. The narrator tends pretty Bella through her jealousy as Galliadi falls in love with a rich and beautiful pupil who - fortunately - jilts him. (PB)