Volume IV Part 34 (2/2)
”We will send you,” said he, ”ato pay any fees”
A second blessing bidit would be if this kind of diseneral society to send away ione”
I was extremely curious to knohat the Pope had ular affection” I was afraid that it would be a blessed rosary, hich I should not have knohat to do
When I got home I sent the book by Costa to the Vatican, and then I went to dine with Mengs While ere eating the soup the winning nulanced at the of the subject at that aze surprised me
”Twenty-seven,” he cried, ”came out fifth”
”All the better,” said I, ”we shall have sos, who said,--
”It's a lucky folly for you this tiht, and I told hireed with him; but I added that to make a worthy use of the fifteen hundred roo and spend fifteen days at Naples
”I will come too,” said the Abbe Alfani ”I will pass for your secretary”
”With all my heart,” I answered, ”I shall keep you to your word”
I asked Winckelmann to come and eat polenta with the scopatore santissimo, and told my brother to shew him the way; and I then called on the Marquis Belloni, et a letter of credit on the firents I still had two hundred thousand francs: I had jewellery worth thirty thousand francs, and fifty thousand florins at A, and I found Winckelning round the board I saw sad faces on all sides
”What's the irls?” I asked Momolo
”They are vexed that you did not stake for them in the same way as you did for yourself”
”People are never satisfied If I had staked for them as I did for myself, and the nuot nothing, and they would have been vexed then Two days ago they had nothing, and now that they have twenty-seven pounds apiece they ought to be contented”
”That's just what I tell them, but all women are the same”
”And men too, dear countryman, unless they are philosophers Gold does not spell happiness, and mirth can only be found in hearts devoid of care Let us say no more about it, but be happy”
Costa placed a basket containing ten packets of sweets, upon the table
”I will distribute them,” said I, ”when everybody is here”
On this, Mohter told , but that they would send the?”
”They had a quarrel yesterday,” said the father, ”and Mariuccia, as in the right, went away saying that she would never coirls!” said I, to hters, ”don't you know that it is to her that you owe your winnings, for she gave ht of Quick! think of soo away and take all the sweets with ht,” said Moed their father to fetch her