Casanova

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Casanova Andrew Miller

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  \"Ishouldbedelighted,forwecouldhavesomeconversation,buttakecare,sir,yourtaskwillnotbeaneasyone,youwilloftenfindyourselfobligedtotranslateforbothofus。\"

  \"Ishalldosowithgreatpleasure;Iamonlysorrythatthejourneyisnotlonger。Wecanarrangeeverythingatsupper—time;allowmetoleaveyounowasIhavesomebusinesstosettle。\"

  Mybusinesswasinreferencetoacarriage,fortheoneIhadboastedofexistedonlyinmyimagination。Iwenttothemostfashionablecoffee—house,and,asgoodluckwouldhaveit,heardthattherewasatravellingcarriageforsale,whichnoonewouldbuybecauseitwastooexpensive。Twohundredsequinswereaskedforit,althoughithadbuttwoseatsandabracket—stoolforathirdperson。ItwasjustwhatIwanted。Icalledattheplacewhereitwouldbeseen。I

  foundaveryfineEnglishcarriagewhichcouldnothavecostlessthantwohundredguineas。Itsnobleproprietorwasthenatsupper,soIsenthimmyname,requestinghimnottodisposeofhiscarriageuntilthenextmorning,andIwentbacktothehotelwellpleasedwithmydiscovery。AtsupperIarrangedwiththecaptainthatwewouldnotleaveCesenatillafterdinneronthefollowingday,andtheconversationwasalmostentirelyadialoguebetweenHenrietteandmyself;itwasmyfirsttalkwithaFrenchwoman。Ithoughtthisyoungcreaturemoreandmorecharming,yetIcouldnotsupposehertobeanythingelsebutanadventurers,andIwasastonishedatdiscoveringinherthosenobleanddelicatefeelingswhichdenoteagoodeducation。However,assuchanideawouldnothavesuitedtheviewsIhadabouther,Irejecteditwheneveritpresenteditselftomymind。WheneverItriedtomakehertalkaboutthecaptainshewouldchangethesubjectofconversation,orevademyinsinuationswithatactandashrewdnesswhichastonishedanddelightedmeatthesametime,foreverythingshesaidboretheimpressofgraceandwit。

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