Volume IV Part 83 (1/2)
”I fell asleep lying onyou coentle as you are pretty”
”If you behave well to me, you will always find me so
”And will you loveto sacrifice Canano to reatest pleasure He has won a lot from me already, and I foresee that he in the fifteen thousand francs I have in ave me for the dress”
”It would be a pity to lose such a large suht, and I need not lose them if you will be complaisant, for they are meant for you Allow me to shut the door”
”What for?”
”Because I a myself in your bed”
”I will never allow that”
”I don't want to force you Good-bye, countess, I will go and ware war on Canano's bank”
”You are certainly a sad dog Stay here, I like your conversation”
Withoutthat her back was turned to me, jumped into bed beside her She had made up her mind, and let me do as I liked, but my combats with Zenobia had exhausted me With closed eyes she let est, while her hands were not idle; but all was in vain, ive life to the instrument which was necessary to the operation
Doubtless the Spaniard felt that my nullity was an insult to her char desires which I could not appease; for several tiers drenched with a flow that shewed she was not passive in the matter; but she pretended all the while to be asleep I was vexed at her being able to feign insensibility to such an extent, and I attached myself to her head; but her lips, which she abandoned to racefully, produced no ry that I could not effect the e where I had so wretched a part, but I was not generous to her, and put the finishi+ng stroke to her hu,--
”'Tis not my fault, madam, that your charms have so little power over me Here, take these fifteen thousand francs by way of consolation”
With this apostrophe I left her
My readers, more especially my lady readers, if I ever have any, will no doubt pronounce s, but beg thement They will see afterwards that my instinct served me wonderfully in the course I had taken
Early the next day the count came into my room with a very pleased expression
”My wife is very well,” said he, ”and told ood day”
I did not expect this, and I no doubt looked soave her francs instead of the sequins you got from Triulzi, and I hope, as Triulzi said, you will have luck with it at the bank”
”I a to the opera,” said I, ”but to the nize o and buy , so that none but he should knoho I was As soon as he had gone out I began to write letters I had heavy arrears to htit ent to dine with the countess Her affability, politeness, and gentleness astounded ed her so scandalously Her insensibility of the evening before seens I had noticed to the contrary were only due to the animal faculties which are specially active in sleep
”Was she really asleep,” said I toher so shamefully?”
I hoped it had been so When her husband left us alone, I said, humbly and tenderly, that I kneas a monster, and that she must detest me