Volume I Part 74 (2/2)
”Because the reater number of devils under their command than we have But I feel certain that your father had already expended a great deal of money with that learned man”
”About two thousand crowns”
”Oh! more, more”
I told Franzia to follow ic line, I dipped a towel in soed to no hue, I washed the eyes, the te Javotte, who un with her father, mother, and brother I made the under any i Javotte to swear likewise that she had herto the very roots of her hair in taking the oath, I was cruel enough to explain to her what it ain, but she answered that there was no need of it now that she knehat it was I ordered all the faarlic I forbade the use of it entirely, which order Franzia promised should be complied with
Genevieve was not a beauty as far as her features were concerned; her coe, but her teeth were splendid, and her under lip projected slightly as if it had been formed to receive kisses Her bosom ell ht, and her hands too fleshy The defects, however, had to be overlooked, and altogether she was not an unpleasant morsel I did not purpose to irl that taskone; all I wanted was to train her to perfect obedience, which, in default of love, has always appeared to me the essential point True that in such a case one does not enjoy the ecstatic raptures of love, but one finds a compensation in the coave notice to the father, to Capitani, and to Javotte, that each would, in turn and in the order of their age, take supper with ht in my ante-roouest one half hour before sitting down to supper, and the guest was not to have broken his fast throughout the day
I prepared a list of all the articles of which I pretended to be in need, and giving it to Franzia I told hio to Cesena hiaining to obtain a lower price As, I ordered a piece, fro, of white linen, thread, scissors, needles, storax, myrrh, sulphur, olive oil, camphor, one ream of paper, pens and ink, twelve sheets of parchment, brushes, and a branch of olive tree to iven all h, I went to bed highly pleased with ician, in which I was astonished to find , as soon as I was dressed, I sent for Capitani, and coo to the best coffee-house, to learn carefully every piece of news and every rumour, and to report them to me
Franzia, who had faithfully obeyed my orders, returned before noon from the city with all the articles I had asked for
”I have not bargained for anything,” he said to me, ”and the merchants must, I have no doubt, have taken me for a fool, for I have certainly paid one-third s are worth”
”So much the worse for them if they have deceived you, but you would have spoilt everything if you had beaten thehter and let me be alone with her”
As soon as Javotte was in my room, I , two of two feet, and one of two feet and a half; the last one was intended to forreat operation Then I said to Javotte:
”Sit down nearYou will dine here and re When your father comes, you must let us be alone, but as soon as he leaves o to bed”
She dined in , and gave her nothing to drink except St Jevese wine Towards evening her father caood man while he was in the bath, after which he had supper withme that it was the first time in his life that he had re his fast Intoxicated with the St Jevese wine he had drunk, he went to bed and slept soundly until htas on the day before; she left the roo when Capitani came in, and I treated him in the same manner as Franzia; on the third day, it was Javotte's turn, and that had been the object I had kept in view all the time
When the hour caet into the bath and call me when you are ready, for I must purify you as I have purified your father and Capitani”
She obeyed, and within a quarter of an hour she called reather assume all sorts of positions, for she was perfectly docile, but, as I was afraid of betrayingthan enjoy over every part of her person, and rely on a certain spot, the sensitiveness of which is extreirl was excited by an ardent fire which was at last quenched by the natural result of that exciteet out of the bath soon after that, and as I was drying her I was very near forgetting ic to follow the impulse of nature, but, quicker than I, nature relieved itself, and I was thus enabled to reach the end of the scene without anticipating the denouement I told Javotte to dress herself, and to come back toall day, and her toilet did not take a long time
She ate with a ferocious appetite, and the St Jevese wine, which she drank like water, imparted so er possible to see how sunburnt she was Being alone with her after supper, I said to her,
”My dear Javotte, have you been displeased at all I have co?”
”Not at all; I liked it very et in the bath with me to-morrow, and to wash ly, but shall I kno to do it well?”
”I will teach you, and for the future I wish you to sleep every night in my rooht of the great operation I shall find you such as you ought to be”
From that time Javotte was at her ease with me, all her restraint disappeared, she would look at me and smile with entire confidence