Volume V Part 64 (1/2)

The worthy and conscientious Goudar added that he did not care if he never saw hiuineas for a watch, which his daughters had probably stolen, and which orth double

Four days later I saw hiain, and he informed me that the rascal had left London with a servant-istry office where any number of servants are always ready to take service with the first comer The keeper of the office answers for their fidelity

”The girl he has gone with is a pretty one, from what the man tells me, and they have taken shi+p from London I am sorry he went away before I could pay hi every moment to meet the individual from whoirls, but Pocchini will re-appear on the scene in due course

I led a tranquil and orderly life, which I should have been pleased to continue for the remainder of my days; but circuainst these it is not beco in a Christian philosopher to cohter at her school, and I also frequented the British Museulican yland

”Sir,” he replied in very tolerable Italian, ”no one can give a positive answer to that question, for every week so All that is necessary is for a ue desirous of in preaching He explains some texts of the Bible in his own fashi+on, and if he pleases the gapers around him they invite him to expound next Sunday, often in a tavern He keeps the appointment and explains his new doctrines in a spirited in to talk of him; he disputes with ive the is done

Thus, or allish sects produced”

About this ti with the leave of his Governlish painter who had executed aof one of the prettiest ladies in London, Guerra having given a written prouineas When it was finished Guerra did not like it, and would not take it or pay the price The English his debtor; but Guerra was released on bail, and brought the matter before the courts, which condeain, and was in the end obliged to pay Guerra contented that he had ordered a portrait, that a picture bearing no likeness to the lady in question was not a portrait, and that he had therefore a right to refuse payment The painter replied that it was a portrait as it had been painted froment was that the painter iven hi to do he must therefore provide hi that the artist swore he had done his best to catch the likeness Everybody thought this sentence just, and so did I; but I confess it also seemed rather hard, especially to Guerra, ith costs had to pay a hundred guineas for the hter died just as her father received a public box on the ear from a nobleman who liked piquet, but did not like players who corrected the caprices of fortune I gave the poor wretch the ithal to bury his daughter and to leave England He died soon after at Liege, and his wife told retting his inability to pay his debts

M M---- F---- came to London as the representative of the canton of Berne, and I called, but was not received I suspected that he had got wind of the liberties I had taken with pretty Sara, and did not wantthem He was a somewhat eccentric otten all about it when chance ledThe spectators sat at little tables, and the charge for ad, but everyone was expected to order so into the theatre I chanced to sit down beside a girl whom I did not notice at first, but soon after I ca profile which somehow seemed familiar; but I attributed that to the idea of perfect beauty that was graven on my soul The more I looked at her the surer I felt that I had never seen her before, though a sun to play about her lips One of her gloves fell, and I hastened to restore it to her, whereupon she thanked me in a feell-chosen French sentences

”Madalish, then?” said I, respectfully

”No, sir, I am a Swiss, and a friend of yours”

At this I looked round, and on hter, then her husband I got up, and after bowing to the lady, for whoreat esteeht movement of the head I asked Madaainstsome dreadful stories about me

There was not time for ies to the task of winning the daughter's good graces In three years she had grown into a perfect beauty: she knew it, and by her blushes as she spoke toof what had passed between us in the presence of my housekeeper I was anxious to find out whether she would acknowledge the fact, or deny it altogether If she had done so I should have despised her When I had seen her before, the blossom of her beauty was still in the bud, now it had opened out in all its splendour

”Char Sara,” I said, ”you have so enchantedyou a couple of questions, which if you value my peace of mind you will answer Do you remember what happened at Berne?”

”Yes”

”And do you repent of what you did?”

”No”

No man of any delicacy could ask the third question, which may be understood I felt sure that Sara wouldfor the ave reins toof her love The waiter caed Madame M---- F---- to allow me to offer her soave in, and I profited by her acceptance to order all the delicacies of the season, including a hare (a great delicacy in London), chane, choice liqueurs, larks, ortolans, truffles, sweet, in fact, that money could buy, and I was not at all surprised when the bill proved to auineas But I was very much surprised when M

M---- F----, who had eaten like a Turk and drunk like a Swiss, said caled him politely not to trouble hi that I did not share his opinion, I gave the waiter half-a-guinea; the worthy man looked as if he wished that such custolooh a short while before; was rubicund and affable Sara glanced at me and squeezed my hand; I had conquered

When the play was over, M---- F---- asked me if I would allow him to call on me I embraced him in reply His servant ca rather surprised that he had not brought his carriage, offered hiet me a sedan-chair

”I accept your kind offer,” said he, ”on the condition that you allow ehters with e