Volume V Part 52 (2/2)
Her breast was perhaps a little small, but perfectly shaped, her hands hite and pluracious Her features were of that exquisite sensibility which gives so iven her a beautiful body and a deforn to wreck my happiness even before she knew me, and as if to add to her triuan's house not like a lad to have made the acquaintance of a beautiful woe of Pauline, which was always before h to overcome the influence of a creature like the Charpillon, who
I cal i that I should soon be disenchanted
”She will have no charm,” said I, ”when I have once possessed her, and that will not be long in co” Perhaps the reader will think that I was too presumptuous, but why should I suppose that there would be any difficulty? She had asked me to dinner herself, she had surrendered herself entirely to Morosini, as not theat any woh nor handsoh to inspire her with a fancy for hi my physical attractions, I had plenty of ht I could count on an easy victory
Pembroke had becoard to Schwerin He adeneral for half ether, and when he saw that uests were to be He was extremely surprised when he heard that they were the Charpillon and her aunt, and that the girl had invited herself when she heard he was to dine with me
”I once took a violent fancy for the little hussy,” said he ”It was one evening when I was at Vauxhall, and I offered her twenty guineas if she would come and take a little ith ave her the h to do She ith me, but as soon as ere alone she ran away, and I could not catch her again, though I looked for her all the evening”
”You ought to have boxed her ears before everybody”
”I should have got into trouble, and people would have laughed at me besides I preferred to despise her and the money too Are you in love with her?”
”No; but I am curious, as you were”
”Take care! she will do all in her power to entrap you”
She came in and went up to an to chatter away to hihed, joked, and reproached hiem, she said, was only meant to excite him the more
”Another time,” she added, ”I shall not escape you”
”Perhaps not, my dear, for another time I shall take care not to pay in advance”
”Oh, fie! you degrade yourself by talking about paying”
”I suppose I honour you”
”We never talk of such things”
Lord Peorous assault on him, for his coolness and indifference piqued her
She left us soon after dinner,me promise to dine with her the day after next
I passed the next day with the amiable noblenio, an entertainment which I shall not describe, for it is well known to all who care to spend six guineas
On the day appointed, irl introduced h she had aged and altered since I had seen her
In the year 1759 a Genevan named Bolome had persuaded me to sell her jewels to the extent of six thousand francs, and she had paid me in bills drawn by her and her two sisters on this Boloher The Genevan became bankrupt before the bills were due, and the three sisters disappeared As land, and especially to be introduced to the of the affair of the jewels, had not told thealt was the same as Casanova, whohted to see you again,” were the first words I addressed to her
”I recollect you, sir; that rascal Bolome”
”We will discuss that subject another time I see you are ill”
”I have been at death's door, but I ahter did not tell me your proper name”