Volume V Part 62 (2/2)
The interpreter took the constable aside, and then told uineas
”Then say that I should like to see Newgate”
A coach was suot to this abode of ht have conceived, a crowd of wretches, soreeted ant attire I did not answer theaoler quieted thelish, and then tookme how much it would cost me, and of the prison rules, as if he felt certain that I shouldstay But in the course of half an hour, the constable who had tried to get ten guineas out of e was at the door
I thanked God from the bottom of my heart, and soon found istrate My bail consisted of Pegu, my tailor, and Maisonneuve, my wine merchant, who said they were happy to be able to render ht service In another part of the court I noticed the infa, Goudar, and an attorney Theythem a look of profound contempt
My two sureties were inforned with a light heart, and then the nor Casanova, please to sign your naain”
I went towards the clerk's table, and on asking the suuineas, each ofGoudar that if the istrate could have seen the Charpillon he would have valued her beauty at ten thousand guineas I asked the na and Bottarelli I looked conte my face from the Charpillon out of pity, I said,--
”The witnesses are worthy of the charge”
I saluted the judge with respect, although he could not seeto pay He replied in the negative, and a dispute ensued between hiusted on hearing that she could not leave the court without paying the costs of , five or six well-known Englishmen appeared to bail me out, and were ed ive the laws of the land, which are only too often converted into a ners
At last, after one of the most tedious days I have ever spent, I returned hoone
EPISODE 24 -- FLIGHT FROM LONDON TO BERLIN
CHAPTER XIV
Bottarelli--A Letter fro Parrot--Pocchini--Guerra, the Venetian--I Meet Sara Again; My Idea of Marrying Her and Settling in Switzerland--The Hanoverians
Thus ended the first act of the co up, when I heard a noise at the street door, and on putting my head out of theI saw Pocchini, the scoundrel who had robbed et intoto do with him, and slammed down my
A little later Goudar put in an appearance He had got a copy of the St Ja a brief report of hty guineas My na and Bottarelli were set down plainly, and the editor praised their conduct I felt as if I should like to know Bottarelli, and begged Goudar to taketo call just then, said he would come with us
We entered a wretched room on the third floor of a wretched house, and there we beheld a picture of the greatest s forround was Bottarelli, in an old dressing-goriting at a table worthy of Phileht of him moved me to compassion I said,--
”Do you know me, sir?”