Tom was one of Lu's "Italian" friends. He's a modern day Casanova in more ways than one :-))
I have always often lived truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.
As to the pass deceit perpetuated upon women, let it pass, for, when love is in the way, men and women as a general rule dupe each other.
It is only necessary to have courage,for strength without self-confidence is useless. - Giacomo Girolamo Casanova
I think the above quote is the modern day soap opera that Lu is partaking in.