Volume IV Part 71 (2/2)
”It depends entirely on your good conduct”
”A few peccadilloes excepted, my conduct is always above reproach”
”There are some peccadilloes we do not tolerate here Have you seen the Chevalier Osorio?”
”I think of calling on him to-day or to-morrow”
”I hope you will re his bell, bowed, and the audience was over
The Chevalier Osorio received racious reception After I had given him an account of my visit to the superintendent, he asked me, with a s my mistress in freedom
”Certainly,” said I, ”for I am not in love with her”
Osorio looked at me slyly, and observed, ”So to the virtuous duenna”
I understood what he hted not to be able to see the Corticelli save in the presence of a feon It would make people talk, and I loved a little scandal, and felt curious to see ould happen
When I returned to my house I found the Genoese Passano, a bad poet and worse painter, to whoive the part of a Rosicrucian, because there was so in his appearance which inspired, if not respect, at least awe and a certain feeling of fear In point of fact, this was only a natural presentiue or a ave hi him not to leave it without my permission At supper I found hinorant, and ill disposed, and I already repented of having taken hi was done
The next day, feeling curious to see how the Corticelli was lodged, I called on her, taking with me a piece of Lyons silk
I found her and her mother in the landlady's roohted to see me and that she hoped I would often dine with theh
”Shew me your room,” said I She tooktoher the silk
”Is this from the marchioness?”
”No, it is from me”
”But where are the three dresses she said she would give me?”
”You know very well on what conditions you were to have them, so let us say no more about it”
She unfolded the silk which she liked very s The Pacienza offered her services, and said she would send for a dressmaker who lived close by I acquiesced with a nod, and as soon as she had left the roonora Laura said she was very sorry only to be able to receive me in the presence of the landlady