Volume IV Part 82 (1/2)
”I would gladly buy that dress”
”I did not buy it to sell again,” said the countess, sharply
”Excuse ht it was for sale, and I am sorry it is not”
The h, and the countess, fearing he would cover her with ridicule, hastened to change the conversation But when the ave reins to her passion, and scolded the hed However, he only replied by re in the to lie down
When she had left the roo ood luck at Canano's
”You are a great favourite of Canano's,” he added, ”and he wants you to come and dine with hied to spend his nights in the assembly-rooms”
”Tell him I will come any day he likes except the day after to- at the 'Apple Garden'”
”I congratulate you,” said the count and the ether, ”it will no doubt be very pleasant”
”I expect to enjoy myself heartily there”
”Could not we come, too?”
”Do you really want to?”
”Certainly”
”Then I will get you an invitation from the fair bride herself on the condition that the countess comes as well I must warn you that the company will consist of honest people of the lower classes, and I cannot have them humiliated in any way”
”I will persuade the countess,” said Triulzi
”To make your task an easier one, Iis that of the fair Zenobia”
”Bravo! I am sure the countess will come to that”
The count went out, and shortly reappeared with Zenobia The ed her to ask the countess to the wedding She seemed doubtful, so the marquis took her by the hand and let her into the proud Spaniard's roo us that ned to accept the invitation
When the o and keep his wife co better to do, and that he would see to some business
”I have the thousand sequins in my pocket,” I remarked, ”and if I find her reasonable, I will leave theo and speak to her first”
”Do so”
While the count was out of the rooed the thousand sequins for the fifteen thousand francs in bank notes which Greppi had givenup my cash-box when Zenobia came in with my lace cuffs She asked me if I would like to buy a piece of lace I replied in the affirht it hteen sequins, and said,--