Volume IV Part 48 (2/2)
I made the acquaintance of an areat lover of horses, who introduced me to several pleasant families However, I did not cultivate them, as they only offered ed for lustier fare for which I illing to pay heavily The Chevalier de Breze was not the ate like ht the phaeton and horses, and I only lost thirty sequins by the transaction
A certain M Baretti, who had known me at Aix, and had been the Marquis de Pries croupier, took me to see the Mazzoli, formerly a dancer, and then mistress to the Chevalier Raiberti, a hardheaded but honest h the Mazzoli was by no irls at her house forLeah's place I fancied I no longer loved Leah, but I rong
The Chevalier Cocona, who had the ave me up his mistress, a pretty little 'soubrette'; but in spite of the evidence of ave me, I could not make up my mind to have her, and my fear made me leave her untouched Count Trana, a brother of the chevalier's whom I had known at Aix, introduced ood-looking, but she tried to involve me in a criminal transaction, and I ceased to call on her Shortly after, Count Trana's uncle died and he becaotbored, and Desarmoises, who had all his meals with me, did not knohat to do At last he advised me to make the acquaintance of a certain Madame R----, a Frenchwoman, and well known in Turin as afor her in a rooot in there I ht possibly be able to find one to ht I should not have reeably surprised to find Leah there, bargaining for a quantity of articles, all of which she pronounced to be too dear
She told ht I must be ill
”I have been very busy,” I said; and felt all , where there would be a good irls I knew that cere, and I pro, but the price was still too high and she left the shop
Mada to put back all the trifles in their places, but I said,--
”I will take the lot myself”
She smiled, and I drew out my purse and paid the money
”Where do you live, sir?” said she; ”and when shall I send you your purchases?”
”Youthe with me”
”I can never leave the shop, sir” In spite of her thirty-five years, Madame R---- was still ould be called a tasty morsel, and she had taken my fancy
”I want some dark lace,” said I
”Then kindly follow hted when I entered the roo, hard at work, and scarcely daring to look at me Madanificent lace I was distracted by the sight of so many delicious nymphs, and I told her that I wanted the lace for two 'baoutes' in the Venetian style She knehat I meant The lace cost me upwards of a hundred sequins Mada oods which Leah had thought too dear
They meekly replied,--
”Yes, mother”
They rose and kissed the ht a ridiculous cere theht the down by the counter I enlarged on the beauty of the girls, adding, though not with strict truth, that I vastly preferred their mistress She thanked me for the compliment and told me plainly that she had a lover, and soon after named him He was the Comte de St Giles, an infirht Mada, but next day I ascertained that she was speaking the truth Well, everyone to his taste, and I suspect that she was more in love with the count's purse than his person I had e”
coffeehouse
The next day the two pretty oods I offered them chocolate, but they firmly and persistently declined The fancy took s she had chosen, and I bade them return and tell me what sort of a reception they had had They said they would do so, and waited for htest mark of affection I dared not shut the door, and theand co all the time; but when they ca theht command my heart if she would Leah had acceptedforaimlessly about in the afternoon I happened to pass the milliner's shop, and Madame R---- saw me and made me coed to you,” said she, ”for your kindness to irls They came home enchanted Tell me frankly whether you are really in love with the pretty Jewess”
”I am really in love with her, but as she will not ned ht All Leah thinks of is duping those who are captivated by her char apprentices follow your ive them leave”
”Then I commend myself to your intercession, for they would not even take a cup of chocolate froht not to accept your chocolate: but I see you do not know the ways of Turin Do you find yourself co?”