Volume III Part 1 (1/2)

The Mealt

Vol III

”The Eternal Quest”

by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

VOLUME 3 -- THE ETERNAL QUEST

EPISODE 11 -- PARIS AND HOLLAND

CHAPTER I

Count Tiretta of Trevisa Abbe Coste--Lambertini, the Pope's Niece Her Nick--Name for Tiretta The Aunt and Niece-- Our Talk by the Fireside--Punisher of Madame--Their Reconciliation-- My Happiness with Mdlle de la Meure Silvia's Daughter--Mdlle

de la Meure Marries--My Despair and Jealousy--A Change far the Better

In the beginning of March, 1757, I received a letter fro h-born air, who Count Tiretta de Trevisa, recommended to my care by Madame Manzoni, who said that he would tell ht be sure would be a true one The kind woman sent to me by him a small box in which she told me I should find all my ain

I gave Tiretta the heartiest of welco him that he could not have found a better way to reatest obligations

”And now, that you may be at your ease with me, I should like to knohat manner I can be of service to you?”

”I have need of your friendshi+p, perhaps of your purse, but at any rate of your protection”

”You have my friendshi+p and my protection already, and ratitude to o the Supreerous to one of entlee, a keeper of the Mont de Piete The pleasures of the carnival having put us to a good deal of expense, ere short ofto be able toall in vain

”The fathers of my two companions, richer thanable to pay, took the part of escaping by flight froone

”Madaave ot to Paris yesterday, and have only two louis, a little linen, and the clothes on my back I am twenty-five, have an iron constitution, and a deter; but I can do nothing I have not cultivated any one talent in a manner to make use of it now I can play on the flute, but only as an ae, and I have no taste for literature So what can you le expectation, least of all from my father, for to save the honour of the faed to sell my portion of the estate, to which I shall have to bid an eternal farewell”

If the count's story had surprised iven me pleasure; and I was resolved to do honour to Mada that it was uilty of nothing worse than gross thoughtlessness

”Begin,” said I, ”by bringing your set yourout for so which may do for you