Volume IV Part 1 (1/2)

The Mealt

Vol IV

”Adventures In The South”

by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

VOLUME 4 -- ADVENTURES IN THE SOUTH

EPISODE 16 -- DEPART SWITZERLAND

CHAPTER I

The Door--Keeper's Daughters--The Horoscopes--Mdlle Roht in which I had left the Marquis de Prie, his mistress, and perhaps all the company, who had undoubtedly coveted the contents of my cash-box, amused e horses When I reached Grenoble, where I intended to stay a week, I did not find e to the post-office, where I found several letters, a a letter of introduction to an officer nalard, who, she told me, was a learned man, and would present me at all the best houses in the town

I called on this officer and received a cordial welco Madame d'Urfe's letter he said he was ready to be useful to ed man, and fifteen years before had been Madaree the friend of her daughter, the Princess de Toudeville I told him that I was uncomfortable at the inn, and that the first service I would ask of hi He rubbed his head, and said,--

”I think I can get you rooms in a beautiful house, but it is outside the toalls The door-keeper is an excellent cook, and for the sake of doing your cooking I a”

”I don't wish that,” said I

”Don't be afraid,” said the baron, ”he will make it up by means of his dishes; and besides, the house is for sale and costs hi Come and see it”

I took a suite of three roo the s, and did not care for the cost

I also begged M de Valenglard to sup with me The doorkeeper said that if I was not pleased with his cooking I had only to say so, and in that case I should have nothing to pay I sent for e, and felt that I had established round floor I saw three charirls and the door-keeper's wife, who all bowed profoundly M de Valenglard tooked hi which of them I should like to know

The company was a numerous one, especially where women were concerned, but the only one to attractbrunette, whose fine figure was dressed with great silance in ain My vanity made me conclude at once that she behaved thus only to increase ive ure, the proportions of which were not concealed by her siets assurance, and the wish is father to the thought I cast a hungry gaze on this young lady without lio kept for my pleasures I told the baron I should like to know her

”She is a good girl,” said he, ”who sees no company, and is quite poor”

”Those are three reasons which make me theto do in that quarter”