Volume VI Part 85 (1/2)

Count Ricla, a dupe to the last, gave her a considerable yearly incoain; but in a year the count died

Nina did not survive him for more than a year, and died miserably from her fearful debauchery I met her mother and sister at Venice, and she told hter's life; but it is so sad and so disgusting a tale that I feel obliged to omit it

As for the infamous midwife, she found powerful friends

A pamphlet appeared in which the anonyreat wrong in punishi+ng a citizen in so shameful a manner without any of the proper formalities of justice The writer uilty she had been unjustly punished, and should appeal to Ro the force of these animadversions, circulated a pamphlet in which it appeared that the e, and that she would have been sent to the gallows long ago if the archbishop had not hesitated to shana, whose names appeared in documents in the custody of his chancellor

Her crifor the dead, and in one case a boy for a girl, thus giving hi to him

This pamphlet of the prelate reduced the patrons of the infa noblemen whose mothers had been attended by her did not relish the idea of their fana I saw Madame Marucci, who had been expelled from Spain for the same reason as Madame Pelliccia The latter had retired to Rome, while Madame Marucci was on her way to Lucca, her native country

Madanese dancer whona with her daughter by M de Marigni The girl, whose name was Adelaide, was very beautiful, and her natural abilities had been fostered by a careful education

When Madana she met her husband whom she had not seen for fifteen years

”Here is a treasure for you,” said she, shewing hihter

”She's certainly very pretty, but what a to iven her to you You must know that she has six thousand francs a year, and that I shall be her cashi+er till I get her ood dancer I want her to learn character dancing, and to make her appearance on the boards You must take her out on holidays”

”What shall I say if people ask hter, and that you are certain, because your wife gave her to you”

”I can't see that”

”Ah, you have always stayed at home, and consequently your wits are hoh then, and h now as I write it I offered to help in Adelaide's education, but Madahed, and said,--

”Fox, you have deceived so many tender pullets, that I don't like to trust you with this one, for fear of yourher too precocious”

”I did not think of that, but you are right”

Adelaide becana

A year after I left the Comte du Barri, brother-in-law of the fana, and became so a he would carry her off

Du Barri offered her a hundred thousand francs for the girl, but she refused the offer

I saw Adelaide five years later on the boards of a Venetian theatre

When I went to congratulate her, she said,--

”My ht me into the world, and I think she will sendme”