Volume IV Part 50 (1/2)
After leaving him I took a short walk to coolto be the first to impart my ridiculous adventure to him I was disappointed; he already knew that I had been ordered to go, and how I had answered the superintendent When he saw that I persisted in my deterh he ood abbe could not understand anybody's disobeying the order of the authorities
He assured o he would send me the necessary instructions to any address I liked to name
The next day the Chevalier Osorio received ood omen The Chevalier Raiberti had spoken to hi and also before the Count d'Aglie, and the result was that I could stay as long as I liked The Count d'Aglie was none other than the horrible superintendent I was told that I ive me leave to remain at Turin till my affairs were settled
”My only business here,” said I, ”is to spend al to attend the Congress of Augsburg on behalf of his ress will take place?”
”nobody doubts it”
”Sohted to have been of service to you, and I shall be curious to hear what sort of reception you get from the superintendent”
I felt ill at ease I went to the police office ilad to shew myself victorious, and anxious to see how the superintendent would look when I came in However, I could not flatter myself that he looked ashamed of himself; these people have a brazen forehead, and do not knohat it is to blush
As soon as he saw an,--
”The Chevalier Osorio tells me that you have business in Turin which will keep you for some days You may therefore stay, but youa time you require”
”I cannot possibly tell you that”
”Why? if you don'tinstructions froress to be held at Augsburg, and before I could tell you how long I shall have to stay I should be compelled to ask his most faithful majesty If this time is not sufficient for me to do my business, I will intied by your doing so”
This ti the office I returned to the Chevalier Osorio, who said, with a sht the superintendent, as I had taken an indefinite period, which left me quite at my ease
The diploress would hted when I told him that the Chevalier Osorio was incredulous on the subject He was charmed to think his wit keener than the minister's; it exalted hiht say I would go to Augsburg, and that I would set out in three or four weeks
Madaain, for she was enchanted that I had huht we had better give up our little suppers As I had had a taste of all her girls, this was not such a great sacrifice for me to make
I continued thus till theletters froland at the approaching Congress It ith this nobleress
Before going to Ger her to send ht be useful to ive me a letter for Chamberi, where I wanted to visit the divine M---- M---- (of who I wrote tohim to remind Madame Morin that she had promised to shew me a likeness to somebody at Chamberi
But here Irecorded, which was extremely prejudicial to me
Five or six days beforevery downcast, and told me that he had been ordered to leave Turin in twenty-four hours
”Do you knohy?” I asked hiht when I was at the coffee-house, Count Scarnafis dared to say that France subsidised the Berne newspapers I told hiivingof which is not doubtful I followed hiive hi and I suspect he went to the police to co”