Volume III Part 89 (1/2)
”I will not dispute it with you, although I am sorry for what you say”
”Why?”
”Because you think yourself in duty bound to refuse caresses which would not hurt you, and which would give ht it over”
”Are you weeping?”
”Yes, and what is more, these tears are dear to me”
”I do not understand”
”I have two favours to ask of you”
”Say on, and be sure you will obtain what you ask”
CHAPTER XXI
End of My Adventure with the Nun froht fro nun, ”you left in my hands the two portraits of ive them to me”
”They are yours”
”I thank you My second favour is, that you will be good enough to take e; you shall have it to-hted It will be the most precious of all my jewels, but I wonder how you can askme a favour I should never have dared to de you my portrait?”
”Ah, dearest! it would be a dear possession, but God preserve et a, or St Anthony of Padua”
”I shall be damned eternally”
”We will say no more about it”
She had on a dimity corset, trimmed with red ribbon, and a cambric chemise I was surprised, but politeness did not allow me to ask where they cauessed ly, that it was a present fro her fortune made, the worthy woman tries every possible way to convince her benefactor that she is grateful to hi of you, and look at these fine materials I confess I enjoy their softness extreued by those seductive dreaht”
”Do you think that the bed and the fine linen will deliver you from the dreams you fear?”
”No doubt they will have a contrary effect, for softness irritates the passions I shall leave everything with the good woman I do not knohat they would say if I took them with me to the convent”
”You are not so comfortable there?”