Volume VI Part 4 (2/2)
”May the Lord save me from repentance, the only source of which is a prejudice! I shall leave Cologne to-o”
”If there is no hope, it is no place for htful at table, but I was gloomy and distracted At seven o'clock next day I set out, and as soon as I had passed the Aix la Chapelle Gate, I told the postillion to stop and wait for me I then walked to Jacquet's, arh I only meant to beat him
The servant shewedby hiround floor, and the door was open for coolness' sake
He heardin and asked what he could do for me
”You scoundrelly journalist” I replied, ”I am the adventurer Casanova whoo”
So saying I directed my pistol at his head, with ht But the wretched scribbler fell on his knees before ned letter he had received from Warsahich contained the statements he had inserted in his paper
”Where is this letter?”
”You shall have it in a moment”
I made way for him to search, but I locked and bolted the door to prevent his escaping The an to look for the letter araceful state of confusion I shewed him the date of the article in the paper, but the letter could not be found; and at the end of an hour he fell down again on his knees, and told ave hiet up and follow me He et into ave thanks to God for his light escape In the evening, I reached Aix-la-Chapelle, where I found Princess Lubouished Poles, Tolishmen of my acquaintance
CHAPTER II
My Stay at Spa--The Blow--The Sword--Della Croce--Charlotte; Her Lying-in and Death--A Lettre de Cachet Obliges Me to Leave Paris in the Course of Twenty-four Hours
All hted to see ood co Aix for Spa Nearly everyone went, and those who stayed only did so because lodgings were not to be had at Spa Everybody assuredin vain for a arret I paid no attention to all this, and told the princess that if she would co, were it only in ot to Spa in good ti of the princess, the prothonotary, Roniker, and the Tomatis Everyone except myself had taken rooot out and prepared for the search, but before going along the streets I went into a shop and bought a hat, having lost mine on the way I explained my situation to the shopwo to her husband in Flemish or Walloon, and finally informed me that if it were only for a few days she and her husband would sleep in the shop and give up their room to me But she said that she had absolutely no rooot one”
”All the better Send away your carriage”
”Where shall I send it?”
”I will see that it is housed safely”
”How ; and if you are not too particular, we should like you to share our meals”
”I accept your offer thankfully”
I went up a narrow staircase, and found ood bed, suitable furniture, and everything perfectly neat and clean I thought ood people why they would not sleep in the closet rather than the shop, and they replied with one breath that they would be in my hile their niece would not interfere with me