Volume IV Part 65 (1/2)
When I got back to the inn I wrote to the Chevalier Raiberti, sending hie I warned him that in three or four days after the receipt of nese dancer and her ed hied in a respectable house, and to pay for theed if he would contrive that she should dance, even for nothing, at the carnival, and I begged him to warn her that, if I heard any tales about her when I came to Turin, our relations would be at an end
The following day a clerk of M Tronchin's brought a coachman for me to see The man said he was ready to start as soon as he had had his dinner I confirreement he had made with the banker, I summoned the two Corticellis, and said to the coachman,
”These are the persons you are to drive, and they will pay you when they reach Turin in safety with their luggage You are to take four days and a half for the journey, as is stipulated in the agreement, of which they have one copy and you another” An hour after he called to put the luggage in
The Corticelli burst into tears, but I was not so cruel as to send her aithout any consolation Her bad conduct had been severely enough punished already I ave her the letter for M Raiberti, and twenty-five Louis for the journey, I told her what I had written to the gentleood care of the three dresses and a superb iven her before she became mad, but I said that ould talk of that at Turin She dared not ; however, she did not move me to pity I left her ood clothes, good linen, jewels, and an exceedingly pretty watch I had given her; altogether a good dealI escorted her to the carriage, less for politeness'
sake than to coone I felt as if a load had been taken off my back, and I went to look up otten I had not written to him since I was in Florence, and I anticipated the pleasure of seeing his surprise, which was extre at me for a moment he threw his arms round my neck, kissed me several tion?”
”Excellently They are always talking about you and regretting your absence; they will go ith joy when they know you are here”
”You o and warn the
By the way, M de Voltaire has given up his house at Delices to M de Villars, and has gone to live at Ferney”
”Thaton him this time I shall be here for two or three weeks, and I ood”
”Will you give o out? I rite a few letters while you are away”
He put me in possession of his desk, and I wrote to oing to spend three weeks at Geneva, and that if I were sure of seeing her I would gladly pay a visit to Lausanne Unfortunately, I also wrote to the bad Genoese poet, Ascanio Pogohorn I told hio to Turin and to wait for me there At the same ti hiive the poet twelve Louis for the journey
My evil geniusfellow, and had all the air of a reat adept You will see, dear reader, in the course of a year whether I had reason to repent of this fatal inspiration
As the syndic and I were on our way to our young friend's house I saw an elegant English carriage for sale, and I exchanged it for ain was going on the uncle of the young theologian who argued so well, and to whoy, came up to me, embraced me, and asked ot to the house the syndic informed me that we should find another extreirl present
”All the better,” said I, ”I shall kno to regulateher”
Ina dozen exquisite rings
I had long been aware that such trifling presents are often very serviceable
The irls once reeting I read delight and love of pleasure Their love ithout envy or jealousy, or any ideas which would have injured their self-esteeard, as they had lavished their favours on s, and drawn by the same emotion that had drawn reet each other hat is called decency, and she allowedviolently
After the usual coed in sohtful, I told her she was pretty as a little love, and that I felt sure that her mind, as beautiful as its casket, could harbour no prejudices
”I have all the prejudices which honour and religion suggest,” shevery delicate treat the citadel by sudden assault But, as usual, I fell in love with her