Volume IV Part 87 (1/2)

”Co to bleed too”

There ere, bleeding into the sa each other in the most ridiculous position After about thirty drops had fallen fro all the ti I could do was to imitate her example We washed ourselves in fair water in another basin

”This ad, ”will create a sweet sympathy between us, which will only end with the death of one or the other”

I could make no sense of this, but the reader will soon see that the wretched wo I asked her to givethe name of it, she replied that she did not know, as a lady friend had given it to her

I was a good deal puzzled by the effects of this powder, never having heard of the like before, and as soon as I left the countess I went to an apothecary to enquire about it, but Mr Drench was no wiser than I He certainly said that euphorbia so of the nose, but it was not a case of sometimes but always This small adventure made me think seriously The lady was Spanish, and she ave an i which it would not otherwise possess

I went to see the two char officer with Mdlle F---- in the roo, and on the pretext of not disturbing her I went after Mdlle Q----, as in the garden I greeted her politely, and said I had coiven her a very poor opinion of uess what you ave e in perfect innocence Let him believe what he likes Do you think I really believed you capable of taking such a step, e barely knew each other?”

”I a would be to give a allantry Otherwise ht have interpreted it in an unfavourable sense”

”That was cleverly done, and of course I have nothing rateful to your brother for having given you to understand that your char to convince you of my affection”

”That is all very well, but it would have been wiser to conceal your feelings from ht have loved h I should have perceived the state of your affections, I could have pretended not to do so Then I should have been at my ease, but as circumstances now stand I shall have to be careful Do you see?”

”Really, marchioness, you astonish me I was never so clearly convinced that I have done a foolish thing And what is still , is that I are of all you have told me But you have made me lose my head I hope you will not punish me too severely?”

”Pray inform me how it lies in; that is out of one's power Of a sudden we know that we are in love, and our fate is sealed”

I interpreted these last words to e, and turned the conversation I asked her if she was going to the ball

”No”

”Perhaps you are going incognito?”

”We should like to, but it is an impossibility; there is always someone who knows us”

”If you would takethat you would not be recognized”

”You would not care to trouble yourself about us”

”I like you to be a little sceptical, but put e to slip out unobserved, I would engage to disguise you in such a manner that no one would know you”

”We could leave the house withlady hom he is in love I ahted, but it must be for the ball on Sunday I will talk it over with your brother Kindly warn hi about it You will be able to put on your disguise in a place I know of However, we can settle about that again I shall carry the reat secrecy Perave it entle kiss I held it toa soft pressure I had no particular disguise inI put off the consideration of it till the next day; the present belonged to Irene I put on s,”

where I found Irene waiting for me at the door She had run down as soon as she had seen erness We went to et ht We had six hours before us, but the reader will excusewas made with the usual fracture, which Irene bore with a sht, pleasantly surprised to find ourselves fa for us

Irene told ht her to deal in such a manner that she could not lose I was curious to see hoas done, and onher a pack of cards she proceeded to distractwas done I gave her the hundred sequins I had proo on with her play