Volume V Part 74 (2/2)
We had a beautiful French bed in which to spend the night, and in the e coach Redegonde not wishi+ng to be surprised inthe bell and told the waiter by no means to admit the lady ould come out of the coach and ask to be shewn in directly; but her precaution was vain, for, as the waiter went out, the rante delicto'
I told the up in an to abuse hter, and threatened onde, however, cal her the story, and she believed, or pretended to believe, it was all chance; but she said,--
”That's all very well; but you can't deny, you little slut, that you have been sleeping with him”
”Oh, there's no har asleep”
Without giving her the time to reply she threw her aro on with her in the coach
After things had been thus settled, I dressed ood breakfast, and went on my way to Brunswick, where I arrived a few hours before theonde had deprived me of my curiosity to see Gabrielle; besides, in the condition I was in, rievously
As soon as I had settled in a good inn I sent for Daturi, who caantly dressed, and very anxious to introduce to er This Nicolini understood his craft perfectly, and was high in favour with the prince to whouished and a cordial greeting, and was very anxious that I should stay with hie him any offense I accepted his offer to take my meals at his table, which was furnished by an excellent cook and surrounded by a distinguished co of hty manners of the Court, all were talented, and such cohtful
I was not well, and I was not rich, or else I should have er stay at Brunswick, which had its chare steals on a ain on the incidents of his past life, in spite of his desire to arrest the sands which run out so quickly
The third day afterat Nicolini's came there too Everybody had found out, somehow or other, that we had travelled froether, and they were at liberty to drahatever conclusions they pleased
Two days later the crown prince arrived frohter of the reigning duke, whom he married the year after
The Court entertained in the nificentduke, honoured hness at an assembly in Soho Square, the day after he had been made a London citizen
It enty-two years since I had been in love with Daturi's es which time had worked on her, but I had reason to repent of ly She knew it herself, and a blush of shame appeared on those features which had once been fair
The prince had an arood condition This army was to be reviewed on a plain at a little distance from the town, and I went to see the spectacle, and was rewarded by having rain dripping downthe numerous spectators were many persons of fashi+on, ladies in handsoners I saw the Honourable Miss Chudleigh, who honoured st other questions, how long I had left London She was dressed in Indian muslin, and beneath it she only wore a chemise of fine ca to her body she looked more than naked, but she did not evince any confusion Most of the ladies sheltered theant tents which had been erected
The troops, who took no notice of the weather, executed their manoeuvres, and fired their es
There was nothing further to attractthe su than a sht the e for me if I had any I had the bill which Mada that it would be convenient for ave it to the Israelite, who cashed it, deducting commission at the ordinary rate of two per cent The letter was payable to the order of the Chevalier de Seingalt, and with that naht no more of the matter, but early the next day the same Jew called on ive sureties for the aery or not
I was offended at this piece of iood one I told the fellow that he ive him any sureties
”I must either have the money or the surety,” said he, ”and if you refuse I will have you arrested; your character is well known”