Volume VI Part 82 (1/2)
Zanovitch won froaeon had lost the enoruineas
Lord Lincoln proned three bills of exchange for three thousand guineas each, payable in six months, and drawn on his London banker
I heard all about this frona threeparty was the talk of Florence Sasso Sassi, the banker, had already paid Zanovitch six thousand sequins by my lord's orders
Medini ca been asked to join the party, while I congratulated ined, when, a few days after, a person came up to my room, and ordered me to leave Florence in three days and Tuscany in a week
I was petrified, and called to hteous order I had received
It was December 28th On the same date, three years before, I had received orders to leave Barcelona in three days
I dressed hastily and went to thethe room I found it was the same man who had ordered me to leave Florence eleven years before
I asked hiive me his reasons, and he replied coldly that such was the will of his highness
”But as his highness hts in enquiring what they are”
”If you think so you had better betake yourself to the prince; I know nothing about it He left yesterday for Pisa, where he will stay three days; you can go there”
”Will he pay for my journey?”
”I should doubt it, but you can see for yourself”
”I shall not go to Pisa, but I rite to his highness if you will promise to send on the letter”
”I will do so iood; you shall have the letter before noon tomorrow, and before day-break I shall be in the States of the Church”
”There's no need for you to hurry yourself”
”There is a very great hurry I cannot breathe the air of a country where liberty is unknown and the sovereign breaks his word; that is what I a out I met Medini, who had cohed, and informed hio to Pisa
”What! have you been expelled, too?”
”Yes”
”What have you done?”
”Nothing”
”Nor I Let us go to Pisa”