Volume V Part 93 (2/2)

Just then an officer of the palatin's came to me with a note fro says to 's note was thus conceived:

”Branicki,all they can for hiotten Casanova You may assure him that he is pardoned, even if Branicki should die”

I kissed the letter gratefully, and shewed it to enerous

After this pleasant news I felt in need of rest, and one, Caround, caave ratulated me on the happy issue of the duel

Next day I had shoals of visitors, and many of the chiefs of the party opposed to Branicki sent ht thea foreigner I ht be in need of money, and that was their excuse for the liberty they had taken I thanked and refused them all, and sent back at least four thousand ducats, and was very proud of having done so Caht, for I repented afterwards of what I had done The only present I accepted was a dinner for four persons, which Prince Adah the doctor would not let reat believer in diet

The wound infavourably, but on the fourth day the surgeons said reed that the only remedy was amputation I saw this announced in the Court Gazette the next hed heartily at the paragraph The sheet was printed at night, after the king had placed his initials to the copy In theseveral persons careat irreverence I hed at Count Clary, who said I would surely submit to the operation; and just as he uttered the words the three surgeons caentleth; why is this?”

My ordinary surgeon replied that he wished to have the opinion of the other two before proceeding to amputation, and they would require to look at the wound

The dressing was lifted and gangrene was declared to be undoubtedly present, and execution was ordered that evening The butchers gave me the neith radiant faces, and assured me I need not be afraid as the operation would certainly prove efficacious

”Gentlereatoff ot, and that isto keep it”

”Sir, it is certainly gangrened; by to-in to mortify, and then you will have to lose your arood; if that prove so you shall cut off rene, and there is none about me”

”You cannot know as much about it as we do”

”Possibly; but as far as I canat all”

”That's rather a strong expression”

”I don't care whether it be strong or weak; you can go now”

In a couple of hours everyone whowas extreletter, half in earnest and half in jest, in which I laughed at the ignorance of the surgeons, and at the siospel truth I added that as an arm without a hand would be quite as useless as no arm at all, I meant to wait till it was necessary to cut off the arm

My letter was read at Court, and people wondered how a es Lubo at eons in Warsaw could not be mistaken in such a simple case

”My lord, they are not deceived themselves, but they want to deceive reeable to Branicki, who is in a dangerous state, and et better if he heard that my hand had been taken off”

”Really that seehness say on the day when I a of the highest praise, but the day ive you rene has attacked the areons cahly aedematous, and of a livid colour up to the elbow; but when the lint was taken off the wound I could see foradustus Sulkowski and the Abbe Gouvel were present; the latter being attached to the palatin's court The judgrened, andat latest

I was tired of arguing with these rascals, so I told the their instruments, and that I would sublee, to tell the news at the Court, to Branicki, to the palatin, and so forth I ave my servants orders to send them ahen they came