Volume VI Part 91 (1/2)

After what I had said to the consul I felt I should be bound to go, and I went to bed cal I had, contrary to et up and offer sacrifice to Cloacina I left h about the house

The teround floor, but as I had put on my soft slippers, and walked very softly, my footsteps did not ht shi+ning through a chink in the door of a room which I knew to be unoccupied I crept softly up, not drea for a mo my eye to the chink I found I could see a bed, and on it were Leah and a youngout Aretin's postures to the best of their ability They hispering to one another, and every four or fivea new posture These changes of position gave me a view of all the beauties of Leah, and this pleasure was soate creature for a virtuous woreat work they stopped short, and co with their hands

When they were doing the Straight Tree, to my mind the most lascivious of the ot hold of his instrument and took it between her lips till the as complete I could not doubt that she had sed the vital fluid of my fortunate rival

The Adonis then shewed her the feeble instru she began to excite hiain; but the fellow looked at his watch, pushed her away, and began to put on his shi+rt

Leah seery, and I could see that she reproached hian to dress

When they were nearly clothed I softly returned tothe house-door I had not to wait long before I saw the fortunate lover going out

I went to bed indignant with Leah; I felt er virtuous, but a villainous prostitute inher fro her with the story of the scene I had witnessed

But, alas, hasty and angry resolves can seldom withstand a few hours'

sleep As soon as I saw Leah coay as usual, I told her quite coolly all the exploits I had seen her executing, laying particular stress on the Straight Tree, and the curious liquid she had sed I ended by saying that I hoped she would give ht, both to crown my love and insure my secrecy

She answered with perfect cal to expect fro the secret she defied uilty of such a disgraceful action,” said she

With these words she turned her back ontomyself to commit such a baseness She had made me reasonable in a feords:

”I don't love you” There was no reply to this, and I felt I had no claiht coht had I to spy over her? I could not accuse her of deceiving me; she was free to do what she liked with herself My best course was clearly to be silent

I dressed e, where I heard that a vessel was sailing for Fiume the same day

Fiuulf From Fiuo by that route

I went aboard the shi+p and took the best place, said good-bye to the consul, paid Mardocheus, and packedthe saive s that day, but that I could have them by the next day

”Your father,” I replied coolly, ”will hand them all over to the Venetian consul, ill send the down to dinner, the captain of the boat cae with a sailor I told hi the rest aboard whenever he liked to go

”I intend setting out an hour before dusk”

”I shall be ready”

When Mardocheus heard where I was going he begged e of a small box and a letter he wanted to send to a friend