Volume VI Part 89 (1/2)

She pretended not to understand, and leftwith desire I felt that I must either obtain possession of her or tell her father not to send her into iven me soirls

My theory was that Leah would be more easily won than she, for at Ancona there was much , but even rakes are mistaken soood, though cooked in the Jewish style, and Leah brought in the foie gras and sat down opposite to ras was excellent, and ashed it doith copious libations of Scopolo, which Leah found very ot up, but I stopped her, for the dinner was only half over

”I will stay then,” said she, ”but I aood Call your master,” I said to the maid who came in at that moment, ”I have a word to speak to him”

”My dear Mardocheus,” I said when he cahter's appetite doubles ed if you will allow her to keep ras”

”It isn't to my profit to double your appetite, but if you like to pay double I shall have no objection”

”Very good, that arrangeave hiuaranteed pure

We dined together, and seeing that the ases ot to eat and drink together, and I shall like it as much as you”

”You are cruel”

”I am wholly dependent on ive you leave to be kind?”

”I don't think that would be proper, and ht be offended and not allowhe told you not to be scrupulous about trifles?”

”Then I should despise him and continue to do my duty”

So clear a declaration shewed o on for ever without success I also bethoughtin Ancona

I said nothing ave her some Cyprus wine, which she declared was the most delicious nectar she had ever tasted

I saw that the as heating her, and it seen without Venus; but she had a hard head, her blood was hot and her brain cool

However, I tried to seize her hand and kiss it, but she drew it away, saying pleasantly,--

”It's too much for honour and too little for love”

This witty remark amused me, and it also let me know that she was not exactly a neophyte