Talk:A Study in the Dubious Meiho-sou/@comment-32856683-20190518182721/@comment-32856683-20190518195759

Ah, the "trying to gift Elis" part is something I thought was just something Salieri theorized because he wasn't aware of Elis' own connection to Gabriele where Jeanne is likely right on the money. It seems we have to combine all the theories of everyone, but only when it comes to the bits that fit together.

In true Umineko fashion, I think we are supposed to read Salieri's reasoning metaphorically. Elis was his ticket to the funeral, but not in the way of her being offered as a gift, but rather that since he never was originally a musician, he needed her talent to rise to prominence. Without her, he would have had no chance to enter. While I'm at it: Isn't it interesting that the story pointed out how Antonio had a lot of trouble and needed a lot of connections to enter the party. This means that he wasn't guaranteed to join it, very much like the princely duo and unlike the detective and... Roma!