Volume V Part 20 (1/2)
”'Con grandissimo piacere'! We shall speak Venetian, shall we not?”
”Certainly”
”'E viva'! I cannot learn French”
”M Querini is in the sareeable conversation he left us, and Marcoline eood ientlemen
”Put on your best dress to-reeable to everybody, but pretend not to see your Uncle Mattio, ill be sure to wait at table”
”You may be sure I shall follow your advice to the letter”
”And I nition a scene worthy of the drama I intend that you shall be taken back to Venice by M Querini himself, while your uncle will take care of you by his special orders”
”I shall be delighted with this arrangement, provided it succeeds”
”You may trust to me for that”
At nine o'clock the next day I called on Morosini concerning the coave ton, and another letter with the words,--
”The Procurator Morosini is very sorry not to have been able to take a last leave of Mdlle Charpillon”
”Where shall I find her?”
”I really don't know If you find her, give her the letter; if not, it doesn'tbeauty you have with you, Casanova”
”Well, she has dazzled me”
”But how did she know Querini?”
”She has seen hiht so; we have been laughing over it, but Querini is hugely pleased But how did you get hold of her? She , as Me story to tell, and after all we h a mere chance”
”She is not your niece”
”Nay, she is more--she is my queen”
”You will have to teach her French, as when you get to London”
”I a to take her there; she wants to return to Venice”
”I pity you if you are in love with her! I hope she will dine with us?”
”Oh, yes! she is delighted with the honour”