Volume III Part 1 (2/2)
”We will talk of business to-morrow, for as I never dine here I rarely if ever come ho you again today Leave ot soo out to walk, beware of bad company, and whatever you do keep your own counsel You are fond of ga, I suppose?”
”I hate it, as it has been the cause of half er, was caused by woht--oh, those wory with them, but make them pay for the ill they have done you”
”I will, with the greatest pleasure, if I can”
”If you are not too particular in your goods, you will find Paris rich in such commodities”
”What do you mean by particular? I would never be a prince's pathic”
”No, no, I was not thinking of that I mean by 'particular' a man who cannot be affectionate unless he is in love The man who”
”I see what youwith golden eyes will always find me as affectionate as a Celadon”
”Well said! I shall soon be able to arrange oing to the ambassador's?”
”Good God!--no! What should I do when I got there? Tell his unpleasant forto see hi himself with your case”
”That's all I ask hi in Paris, so go to et yourself a black suit Tell him you come from me, and say you want it by tomorrow Good bye”
I went out soon after, and did not coht I found the box which Madame Manzoni had sent me in my room, and in it my manuscripts and my beloved portraits, for I never pawned a snuff-box without taking the portrait out
Next day Tiretta made his appearance all in black, and thanked me for his transformation
”They are quick, you see, at Paris It would have taken a week at Trevisa”
”Trevisa, my dear fellow, is not Paris”
As I said this, the Abbe de la Coste was announced I did not know the naave orders for him to be admitted; and there presently appeared the same little priest ho the Abbe de la Ville
After the custo me on the success of my lottery, and then remarked that I had distributed tickets for more than six thousand francs
”Yes,” I said, ”and I have tickets left for several thousands ood, then I will invest a thousand crowns in it”
”Whenever you please If you call at my office you can choose the nuive ood; here is the list you can choose from”