ThedayafterIaccompaniedM。ZaguritoGorice，wherehestayedthreedaystoenjoythehospitalityofthenobility。Iwasincludedinalltheirinvitations，andIsawthatastrangercouldliveverypleasantlyatGorice。
ImetthereacertainCountCobenzl，whomaybealivenow——amanofwisdom，generosity，andthevastestlearning，andyetwithoutanykindofpretention。HegaveaStatedinnertoM。Zaguri，andIhadthepleasureofmeetingtherethreeorfourmostcharmingladies。IalsometCountTomes，aSpaniardwhosefatherwasinintheAustrianservice。Hehadmarriedatsixty，andhadfivechildrenallasuglyashimself。Hisdaughterwasacharminggirlinspiteofherplainness；sheevidentlygothercharacterfromthemother’sside。Theeldestson，whowasuglyandsquinted，wasakindofpleasantmadman，buthewasalsoaliar，aprofligate，aboaster，andtotallydevoidofdiscretion。Inspiteofthesedefectshewasmuchsoughtafterinsocietyashetoldagoodtaleandmadepeoplelaugh。Ifhehadbeenastudent，hewouldhavebeenadistinguishedscholar，ashismemorywasprodigious。HeitwaswhovainlyguaranteedtheagreementImadewithValerioValeriforprintingmy\"HistoryofPoland。\"IalsometatGoriceaCountCoronini，whowasknowninlearnedcirclesastheauthorofsomeLatintreatisesondiplomacy。Nobodyreadhisbooks，buteverybodyagreedthathewasaverylearnedman。
IalsometayoungmannamedMorelli，whohadwrittenahistoryoftheplaceandwasonthepointofpublishingthefirstvolume。HegavemehisMS。beggingmetomakeanycorrectionsthatstruckmeasdesirable。
Isucceededinpleasinghim，asIgavehimbackhisworkwithoutasinglenoteoralterationofanykind，andthushebecamemyfriend。
IbecameagreatfriendofCountFrancisCharlesCoronini，whowasamanoftalents。HehadmarriedaBelgianlady，butnotbeingabletoagreetheyhadseparatedandhepassedhistimeintriflingintrigues，hunting，andreadingthepapers，literaryandpolitical。Helaughedatthosesageswhodeclaredthattherewasnotonereallyhappypersonintheworld，andhesupportedhisdenialbytheunanswerabledictum: