Volume II Part 32 (1/2)
”What!” I exclaimed warmly, ”what! beautiful C----, you do not condescend to ascribewhich you have inspired me with? You suppose that you do not please me? If a kiss is all that is needed to prove the contrary to you, oh! receive it noith all the senti her in ainstand ardent kiss which I had so ive her; but the nature of that kiss made the timid dove feel that she had fallen into the vulture's claws She escaped fro discovered my love in such a manner Her brother expressed his approval, while she replaced her mask over her face, in order to conceal her confusion I asked her whether she had any longer any doubts as to my love
”You have convinced me,” she answered, ”but, because you have undeceived ht that this was a very delicate answer, dictated by true sentiment; but her brother was not pleased with it, and said it was foolish
We put on our masks, left the inn, and after I had escorted them to their house I went home deeply in love, happy in my inmost soul, yet very sad
The reader will learn in the following chapters the progress of ed
CHAPTER XII
Progress of My Intrigue with the Beautiful C C
The nextP---- C---- called on me with an air of triumph; he told me that his sister had confessed to her mother that we loved one another, and that if she was ever to be married she would be unhappy with any other husband
”I adore your sister,” I said to hiive her to me?”
”I think not; but he is old In the iven her per with us”
”Very well, o”
”I find ht service at your hands”
”Dispose of me”
”There is some excellent Cyprus wine to be sold very cheap, and I can obtain a cask of it against ain iuarantee, and he is disposed to accept yours, if you will give it Will you be kind enough to endorse ned my name without hesitation, for where is the man in love who in such a case would have refused that service to a person who to revenge hiht have , and parted highly pleased with each other
After I had dressed loves, as arters ethat first present tofriend
I need not say that I was exact in reaching the appointed place, but they were there already, waiting for me Had I not suspected the intentions of P---- C----, their co to my vanity Theother engagements to fulfil, he would leave his sister with one, I told C---- C---- that ould sail in a gondola until the opening of the theatre
”No,” she answered, ”let us rather go to the Zuecca Garden”
”With all ondola and ent to St Blaze, where I knew a very pretty garden which, for one sequin, was placed at my disposal for the remainder of the day, with the express condition that no one else would be allowed admittance We had not had any dinner, and after I had ordered a good uises and arden
My lovely C---- C---- had nothing on but a bodice ht silk and a skirt of the sa in that siht veils, and indesires, with a mixture of discreet reserve and voluptuous love
Theco herself at liberty on the green sward, and enjoying that happy freedoive way to the spirit of cheerfulness which was natural to her When she was co at seeingat her in a sort of ecstatic silence She then challenged reeable to er