Volume VI Part 66 (1/2)

I guessed the latter circumstance one day when, after I had asked her to tell hteen, she proceeded to tellall ht in these scandalous narrations, and whenever I thought she had told the whole truth I gave her a few pieces of money; while whenever I had reason to suppose that she had suppressed so

She confessed to er possessed that which a maid can lose but once, that a friend of hers named Buonacorsi was in the sa man who had relieved the Pieded to hen her mother was too busy I jested with her about hi between them

This abbe was a fine man, learned and witty, but he was overwhelmed with debt and in very bad odour at Rome on account of an extremely unpleasant story of which he was the hero

They said that he had told an Englishman, as in love with Princess Lanti, that she was in want of two hundred sequins, that the Englishman had handed over the money to the abbe, and that the latter had appropriated it

This act of ht by an explanation between the lady and the English to the princess that he was ready to do anything for her, and that the two hundred sequins he had given her were as nothing in conantly denied all knowledge of the transaction Everything caed pardon, and the abbe was excluded frolishman's also

This Abbe Ceruti was one of those journalists employed to write the weekly news of Rome by Bianconi; he and I had in a hbours I saw that he loved Margarita, and I was not in the least jealous, but as he was a handsoarita was cruel to him Nevertheless, she assured me that she detested him, and that she was very sorry that her mother made her wait on hiations toto repay the the money However, I did not ask for it, and would have lent him as much more if he had requested me But I must tell the story as it happened

Whenever I supped with the duchess of Fiano I cao to bed For the sake of amuse whether our pleasantries disturbed the abbe, who could hear everything we said

One evening I caht and was surprised to find the hter?” I enquired

”She's asleep, and I really cannot allow you to pass the whole night with her any longer”

”But she only stays with s I object to such unworthy suspicions What has Margarita been telling you? If she has made any complaints of me, she has lied, and I shall leave your house to-arita has made no co to her”

”Very good Do you think there is any harht be better erounds for a suspicion of which you should be ashaood Christian”

”God save hbour, but I have been inforhter and your jests are of such a nature as to be offensive to people of hbour the abbe who has been foolish enough to give you this information?”

”I cannot tell you how I heard it, but I have heard it”

”Very good To-, so as to afford your tender conscience sohter?”

”No; your daughteris beneficial to h at all You have insulted me, and I leave your house to-morrow”

”I shall have to tell my husband the reason of your departure, and I do not want to do that”

”You can do as you like; that's no business of et into bed”

”Allow me to wait on you”