This challenge is very similar to those from Day One, Day Seven, and Day Thirteen except this one is a 6x6. Once you solve it, you will be asked a question.
"What chief Italian virtue does author William Dean Howells learn on his Italian Journeys?"
Answer: patience
The easiest way to find the answer is to use the Google Book Search and use as search terms the bolded words in your question along with the book title and perhaps the author.
Shameless promotion: Since you've made a stop at the Libloggery, why don't you stick around for awhile, read some of the posts, leave some comments, and come back soon!

