Volume V Part 18 (2/2)
”I will keep account of my expenditure on your behalf”
”I want you not to spare money”
”Sir, I shall spend only what is absolutely necessary”
I alst the Lyons advocates, and here I may say, to the honour of the French bar, that I have never known a more honest body of men than the advocates of France
At three o'clock, having seen that the plan was properly drawn up, I went to Madame d'Urfe's, and for four hours I worked the oracle in a ht, and in spite ofat her insane fancies on the subject of her pregnancy
She was certain of it; she felt all the symptoms Then she said how sorry she felt that she would not be alive to laugh at all the hypotheses of the Paris doctors as to her being delivered of a child, which would be thought very extraordinary in a woot back to the inn I found Marcoline veryforto my promise, and that I should not have ht, dearest, but an affair of importance has kept me with the marchioness Don't be put out”
I had need of soal affair worriedI saw my counsel, who told me that my plea had been laid before the criminal lieutenant
”For the present,” said he, ”there is nothing more to be done, for as we don't knohere he is we can't cite him to appear”
”Could I not set the police on his track?”
”You ht, but I don't advise you to do so Let us consider what the result would be The accuser finding himself accused would have to defend hiainst you But in the present state of things, if he does not put in an appearance ill get judgainst him for contempt of court and also for libel Even his counsel will leave him in the lurch if he persistently refuses to shew himself”
This quieted my fears a little, and I spent the rest of the day with Mada to Paris on the morrow I promised to be with her as soon as I had dealt with certain matters which concerned the honour of the Fraternity R C
Her great maxim was always to respect my secrets, and never to troubleby herself all day, breathed again when I told her that henceforth I should be all for her
In the o with him to Possano's counsel, anted to speak to me The advocate said that his client was a sort of , as he believed hi from the effects of a slow poison
”He says that even if you are first in the field he will have you condemned to death He says he doesn't care if he is sent to prison, as he is certain of co out in triumph as he has the proof of all his accusations He sheenty-five louis which you gave him, all of which are clipped, and he exhibits docuold pieces, which were ht not find them in your possession He has even a letter froainst you He is a madman, a victim to syphilis, ishes to send you to the other world before hiive hiet rid of him He tells me that he is the father of a faive hieance to necessity He told me to speak to M Bono about it; and now, sir what do you say?”
”That whicha rascal whom I rescued from poverty, and who nevertheless pursues le farthing of s in their true light, and adding that I could call M Grimaldi as a witness if necessary
”I have delayed presenting the plea,” said the counsel, ”to see if the scandal could be hushed up in any way, but I warn you that I shall now present it”
”Do so; I shall be greatly obliged to you”
I immediately called on my advocate, and told hiht to refuse to have any dealings with such a fellow He added that as I had M Bono as a witness I ought to make Possano's advocate present his plea, and I authorized his in my name
A clerk was i hi before hioainst Jacques Casanova, coalt This docunature, was laid before the criminal lieutenant
I did not care for the three days' delay, but iven, and that I must make up ed to undergo, even if holly successful
As Madame d'Urfe had taken her departure in conformity with the orders of Paralis, I dined with Marcoline at the inn, and tried to raise my spirits by all the means in my power I took my mistress to the best ht her everything she took a fancy to; and then ent to the theatre, where she must have been pleased to see all eyes fixed on her Madame Pernon, as in the next box to ours, made me introduce Marcoline to her; and from the way they embraced each other when the play was over I saw they were likely to beco that Madame Pernon did not knoord of Italian, and that Marcoline did not dare to speak a word of French for fear of ot back to the inn, Marcoline told iven her the Florentine kiss: this is the shi+bboleth of the sect
The pretty nick-nacks I had given her had ht passed joyously