Volume IV Part 46 (1/2)
I spent a ith the girl, gettinga diversity of pleasures which I shall ree circle of female friends, all pretty and all kind I lived with theht to recall this happy tih, 'Tempi passati'!
There are many towns in Italy where one can enjoy all the pleasures obtainable at Bologna; but nowhere so cheaply, so easily, or with sois excellent, and there are arcades where one can walk in the shade in learned and witty coreat pity that either from the air, the water, or the wine--for men of science have not na are subject to a slight itch The Bolognese, however, far froives thetirace hich they use their fingers
Towardsher a pleasant journey, for she was going to fulfil a year's engageue as second dancer I promised to fetch her and her mother to Paris, and ot to Modena the evening after I left Bologna, and I stopped there, with one of those sudden whi I went out to see the pictures, and as I was returning tofellow came up and ordered me, on the part of the Govern at latest
”Very good,” said I, and the felloent away
”Who is that man?” I said to the landlord ”A SPY”
”A spy; and the Governello' ello' is the Governor of Modena--the infamous wretch!”
”Hush!+ hush!+ all the best families speak to him in the street”
”Then the best people are very low here, I suppose?”
”Not er of the opera house, and the greatest noblemen dine with him and thus secure his favour”
”It's incredible! But why should the high and ello send me away from Modena?”
”I don't know, but do you take o and speak to hi to see this bI called on the Abbe Testa Grossa, whoh he was a man of low extraction he had a keen wit At this tiht his way into favour by the sheer force ofchosen him as his representative with other powers
Abbe Testa Grossa recognized racious reception, but when he heard of what had befallen me he seemed much annoyed
”What can I do?” said I
”You had better go, as the rievous insult on you”
”I will do so, but could you oblige h-handed action?”
”Co; I shall probably be able to satisfy you”
I called on the abbe again in the evening, for I felt anxious to learn in ay I had offended the lord borgello, to whoht I was quite unknown The abbe satisfied ello,” said he, ”saw your na a list of the names of those who enter or leave the city He reh to escape from The Leads, and as he does not at all approve of that sort of thing he resolved not to let the Modenese be contaious an example of the defiance of justice, however unjust it iven you the order to leave the town”
”I aed, but I really wonder how it is that while you were telling me this you did not blush to be a subject of the Duke of Modena's What an unworthy action! How contrary is such a systeovernment to all the best interests of the state!”
”You are quite right, my dear sir, but I am afraid that as yet men's eyes are not open to what best serves their interests”
”That is doubtless due to the fact that so many men are unworthy”