Volume V Part 74 (1/2)
So saying he drew several English bank notes froiven hie,” he added; ”there are four hundred pounds here”
”I don't want to lose as much as that,” I replied, ”but I will risk fifty pounds to ae that Mada, and at the third deal I found I was fifty guineas to the good, and with that I was satisfied Directly afterwards supper was announced, and ent into the dining-rooonde, who had learnt French aded by the Duke of Brunswick as second singer, and she had come from Brussels She bemoaned her journey in the uncomfortable post-chaise, and expressed a fear that she would be ill by the tiot to her journey's end
”Why, there's the Chevalier Seingalt all alone in a onde se hold?”
”Only two”
”Then it's out of the question, for I never let eneral burst of laughter, in which Redegonde joined, seehter Redegonde explained that herassassinated
The evening passed away in pleasant conversation, and the younger singer did not needin a o the general beggedthat the post-chaise did not go till twelve, and that this act of politeness was due toh she had nothing really to co that I wanted rest I went to bed
The next , at nine o'clock, I took leave of the worthy doctor and his fa orders that ht round as soon as it was ready
In half an hour Redegonde and her mother arrived, and I was astonished to see them accompanied by the brother who had been my servant at Florence
When breakfast was over eneral and all the coonde cae was coot in after her without the slightest preave a crack with his whip and ere off, Redegonde shrieking with laughter I was on the point of telling hi her enjoy for her to say, ”I have had enough” But I waited in vain, and we had gone over half a league before she said a word
”I have laughed, and laugh still,” she said, ”when I think of what my mother will say at this freak of e, and I am sure you cannot have told the postillion to drive on”
”You may be quite sure of that”
”All the same my mother will believe it to be a deeply-laid plan, and that strikes ”
”So it is; I am quite satisfied, certainly Now you are here you had better come on with me to Brunswick; you will be e coach”
”I should be delighted, but that would be pushi+ng e and wait for the coach”
”You ”
”What! you would leave onde, that I have always loved you, and I am ready to take you with me to Brunswick; what more can I say?”
”If you love me you ith me and restore me to my mother, who must be in despair”
”In spite of my devotion I a sulky the young ain; and I deterot to the end of the stage there were no horses ready I arrangedthe horses we set out once more The roads were fearful, and we did not coht have slept there, but not wishi+ng to be caught up by the coach and to lose my prize, I ordered fresh horses and we resuonde's tears and supplications We travelled all night and reached Lippstadt in the early , and in spite of the unseasonableness of the hour I ordered soonde wanted a rest, as indeed did I, but she had to give hen I said caressingly that we could sleep at Minden Instead of scolding uessed what she had to expect; in fact, e got to Minden we had supper, and then went to bed together as man and wife, and stayed in bed for five hours She was quite kind, and only ot to Hanover and put up at an excellent inn where we had a choice meal, and where I found the waiter as at the inn in Zurich when I waited on the ladies at table Miss Chudleigh had dined there with the Duke of Kingston, and they had gone on to Berlin