Volume V Part 11 (1/2)

I received a note fro my visit to Marcoline As soon as I came in she told me joyously that my niece's father had just received a letter frohter for his only son, who had been introduced to her by the Chevalier de Seingalt, her uncle, at the Paretti's

”The worthy ations to you,” said Madahter, and he knows you have cared for her like a father His daughter has drawn your portrait in very favourable colors, and he would be extremely pleased to make your acquaintance Tell me when you can sup with h unaccohted at what you tellmented when he finds that I am her father's friend I cannot coht”

As the lady left the choice of the day with me I fixed the day after next, and then I repaired to ed to get rid of the abbe

On the day after next, just as ere sitting down to dinner, the ave me a letter which Possano had written her in bad but perfectly intelligible French He had filled eight pages in his endeavour to convince her that I was deceiving her, and toany circuirls with h he did not knohere I had hidden thehts

After I had read the whole letter through, with the ut her if she had had the patience to read it through She replied that she had run through it, but that she could not enius seemed to write a sort of outlandish dialect, which she did not care to puzzle herself over, as he could only have written down lies calculated to lead her astray at the most important moment of her life I was much pleased with the marchioness's prudence, for it was important that she should have no suspicions about the Undine, the sight and the touch of ere necessary to reat work I was about to undertake

After dining, and discharging all the ceremonies and oracles which were necessary to calot a bill of a hundred louis on Lyons, to the order of M Bono, and I advised hi him to cash it for Possano if it were presented on the day named thereon

I then wrote the advice for Possano to take with hiht, to himself, and not to order, the sum of one hundred louis, if these presents are delivered to you on the 30th day of April, in the year 1763; and after the day aforesaid my order to become null and void”

With this letter in my hand I went to the traitor who had been lanced an hour before

”You're an infaan, ”but as Madaraceful state you are in she would not so much as read your letter I have read it, and by way of reward I give you two alternatives which you o to the hospital--for we can't have pestiferous fellows like you here--or start for Lyons in an hour You iven you sixty hours, which is aet to Lyons present this to M Bono, and he will give you a hundred louis This is a present from me, and afterwards I don't care what you do, as you are no longer in ht for you at Antibes, and there is twenty-five louis for the journey: that is all Make your choice, but I warn you that if you go to the hospital I shall only give you a es, as I dismiss you from my service now at this instant”

After a h it would be at the risk of his life, for he was very ill

”You must reap the reward of your treachery,” said I, ”and if you die it will be a good thing for your faiven you, but not what I should have given you if you had been a faithful servant”

I then left him and told Clairmont to pack up his trunk I warned the inn-keeper of his departure and told hiet the post horses ready as soon as possible

I then gave Clairmont the letter to Bono and twenty-five Louis, for hie and ready to go off

When I had thus successfully accoold, which I kne to lavish in time of need, I was once more free for my arewme that her happiness would be cohtest hope that I would take her to England with o as far as that, but yet I could not help feeling sad at the thought of parting fro who seemed made to taste voluptuous pleasures, and to communicate them with tenfold intensity to the ot rid of ed me to take her to the theatre, ”for,” said she, ”everybody is asking who and what I ary with me because I will not let her tell the truth”

I promised I would take her out in the course of the next week, but that for the present I had a most important affair on hand, in which I had need of her assistance

”I will do whatever you wish, dearest”

”Very good! then listen to uise which will make you look like a smart footman, and in that costume you will call on the marchioness hoive her a note Have you sufficient courage for that?”

”Certainly Will you be there?”

”Yes She will speak, but youwith you will tell us; as also that you have co She will accept the offer, and when she tells you to undress her from head to foot you will do so When you have done, undress yourself, and gently rub the her In the meanwhile I shall have taken off my clothes, and while I hold her in a close embrace you must stand so that I can see all your charently wash her generative organs, and afterwards wipe the ain I shall proceed to embrace the ain and embrace her, and then come and embrace me and kiss in your Venetian manner the instrument hich the sacrifice is consummated

I shall then clasp the marchioness to my arms a third time, and you must caress us till the act is complete Finally, you ash us for the third tiives you and come here, where I will meet you in the course of an hour”

”Youall your instructions, but you s”

”Notwith the old woman if you were not present”

”Is she very old?”