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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.Vol. I."Venetian Years"by Jacques
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.Vol. I."Venetian Years"by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.CASANOVA AT DUX An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons I The Memoirs of Casanova, though they have enjoyed the popularity of a bad re
- 466 "I have not given myself any trouble in waiting on him."This proceeds in part from idleness and in part from Castilian pride. A Castilian should not lower himself, they say, by attending on a Gavacho, by which name the Spaniards know the French, and, in
- 465 I took the chevalier to my room and gave him the necessary acknowledgment, and with the observation that he would be glad to see my brother, whom he knew already, I led him into the dining-room, and explained with a cheerful face the purport of his visit.
- 464 "That is enough. I swear eternal grat.i.tude, and to be as submissive to you as a good daughter ought to be."The religion and philosophy with which her heart and mind were fortified, though she made no parade of either, began to calm her spirit, and she
- 463 "Not at all, I have no intentions of the kind. I simply propose a wager to you. If the stone be found to weigh twenty-six grains, I shall lose two hundred Louis, if it weighs much less you will lose the ring.""That's a scandalous proposal; it's as mu
- 462 "With all.""Then she has never been in love.""She says she has not, but I don't believe her.""I wonder she can sleep so comfortably with a man at a few feet distant.""She is not afraid."Mercy came in, bade us good night, and said she would go t
- 461 This news about the niece was a surprise to me. The closet had no door, and was not much bigger than the bed which it contained; it was, in fact, a mere alcove, without any window.I must note that my hostess and her husband, both of them from Liege, were
- 460 Dr. Algardi had attended on the prince during his last illness. I was supping with Veraci, the poet-laureate, on the eve of the prince's death, and in the course of supper Algardi came in."How is the prince?" said I."The poor prince--he cannot possibl
- 459 There was a certain reserve about the manner of Mdlle. Toscani, so I chiefly addressed myself to Madame Vestri, whose husband was not jealous, for he neither cared for her nor she for him. On the day of my arrival the manager had distributed the parts of
- 458 Campioni arrived at Augsburg at the beginning of Lent. He was in company with Binetti, who was going to Paris. He had completely despoiled his wife, and had left her for ever. Campioni told me that no one at Vienna doubted my story in the slightest degree
- 457 The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.Vol. VI "Spanish Pa.s.sions"by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.VOLUME 6 -- SPANISH Pa.s.sIONS, EPISODE 26 -- SPAIN CHAPTER I I Am Ordered to Leave Vienna--The Empress Moderates but Does Not Annul the Order--Zavoi
- 456 "Very good. We are aware, sir, that you have a separate room, but that makes no difference."Thereupon one of the policemen entered my room, I following him."What do you want here?" said I."I am looking at your bed, and I can see you have not slept in
- 455 "Alas! count, I am that Casanova, and here is my arm still in a sling.""I congratulate you, my dear fellow; I should like to hear about it."With these words he introduced me to the princess, asking her if she had heard of the duel."Yes; I heard somet
- 454 Next day, a severe headache, a thing from which I seldom suffer, kept me to the house all day. I had myself let blood, and my worthy mother, who came to keep me company, dined with Maton. My mother had taken a weakness for the girl, and had often asked me
- 453 In the ensuing chapter the reader will become more fully acquainted with my fresh conquest. In the meantime let him imagine me rolling peacefully along the Dresden road.CHAPTER XXIII My Arrival at Dresden with Maton--She Makes Me a Present-- Leipzig--Cast
- 452 "Never mind about the face, if the rest is all right.""The face is the essential part for me," I replied, "and the rest I look upon as an accessory."He did not understand this. However, they were uncovered, but none of their faces excited my desires
- 451 "I have come to kiss the hand of the kindly man that signed my pardon, and to promise your excellency to be more discreet in future.""I advise you to be more discreet indeed. As for your pardon, thank the king; for if he had not requested me especially
- 450 I can dwell no more on this matter, though it is interesting enough to me. However, the reader will no doubt be obliged to me by my simply saying that a French surgeon in Prince Sulkowski's household took charge of the case in defiance of professional et
- 449 When we got to the inn, Branicki laid himself down in an arm-chair. We unb.u.t.toned his clothes and lifted up his s.h.i.+rt, and he could see himself that he was dangerously wounded. My ball had entered his body by the seventh rib on the right hand, and
- 448 "Everyone to his taste.""True. By the way, why did you send me the length of your sword? I intend to fight with pistols, for I never use swords with unknown persons.""What do you mean? I beg of you to refrain from insulting me in my own house. I do n
- 447 I had hardly gone four paces from the dressing-room when I heard myself called "Venetian coward." In spite of my rage I restrained myself, and turned back saying, coolly and firmly, that perhaps a Venetian coward might kill a brave Pole outside the thea
- 446 The king laughed loudly, though he himself had been citing ma.n.u.scripts.But he returned to the charge and said,-- "Can you cite any pa.s.sage of Horace (not in ma.n.u.script) where he shews his talent for delicacy and satire?""Sir, I could quote seve
- 445 "You are right, dear, but I don't want it to be said that I have made a profit on you; besides, I intend to make you a present of the hundred roubles.""As you are going to make me such a handsome present, why not send me back to my father's house? Th
- 444 However, as I was engaged for a year, she has kindly ordered that my salary of a hundred roubles shall be paid monthly. At the end of the year I shall get my pa.s.sport and go.""I am sure the empress thinks she is doing you a favour in paying you for no
- 443 "He was more than a man of learning, the immortal Peter was a genius of the first order. Instinct supplied the place of science with him; his judgment was always in the right. His vast genius, his firm resolve, prevented him from making mistakes, and hel
- 442 "No emblem at all, only the name of G.o.d in large letters.""I will put a triangle.""No triangle at all; but only the name of G.o.d in whatever language you like, and nothing more."The second piece of news was that Bomback had fled and had been capt
- 441 The party was a merry one. Bomback talked to the adventuress, Zaira sat on my knee, and Crevecoeur ate and drank, laughed in season and out of season, and walked up and down. The crafty Madame Riviere incited Bomback to risk twenty-five roubles at quinze;
- 440 I desired to succeed with Madame Prote, and with that idea I asked her to dinner at Locatelli's with Luini, Colonna, Zinowieff, Signora Vicenza, and a violinist, her lover. We had an excellent dinner washed down with plenty of wine, and the spirits of th
- 439 "I am your friend of the 'Hotel d'Elbeuf.'"She was puzzled, and looked the picture of bewilderment. I whispered in her ear, "Gilbert Baret, Rue des Prouveres," and certain other facts which could only be known to herself and a fortunate lover.She s
- 438 Petersburg in 1759 with the Baron de St. Heleine. Elizabeth was still on the throne, but Peter, Duke of Holstein, the heir-presumptive, had already begun to loom large on the horizon. Dragon used to frequent the fencing school where the prince was a frequ
- 437 I returned to Mitau quite delighted at having made myself useful, and at having discovered in myself a talent which I had never suspected. I spent the following day in making a fair copy of my report and in having the plans done on a larger scale. The day
- 436 Ten or twelve days later I received a letter from M. de Schauenbourg, saying that the name of Lambert was unknown in Strasburg, and that no cadet had been killed or wounded.When I shewed Lambert this letter he said that as he wished to enter the army he t
- 435 The next day, when I went to dine with Madame Denis, I found a numerous company a.s.sembled. The first person who greeted me with the warmth of an old friend was a young dancer named Aubri, whom I had known at Paris and at Venice. He was famous for having
- 434 "Is that conclusion the result of a mathematical calculation?""Yes, sire.""Such calculations often prove deceptive.""Not so, may it please your majesty, when G.o.d remains neutral.""What has G.o.d got to do with it?""Well, sire, we will call it
- 433 With his old simplicity of manner he told me he was glad to see me again, and asked if I proposed making any stay at Berlin. I replied that I would willingly do so if the king would give me a suitable office. I asked him if he would speak a word in my fav
- 432 The first visit I paid in Berlin was to Calsabigi, the younger brother of the Calsabigi with whom I had founded the lottery in Paris in 1757. He had left Paris and his wife too, and had set up a lottery in Brussels; but his extravagance was so great that
- 431 This was too much for me, and raising my cane I gave him a blow on the head which he must have felt for many a long day. I then dressed and dined with Nicolini, without thinking or speaking of this disagreeable incident.The next day as I was taking a walk
- 430 So saying he drew several English bank notes from his pocket-book, telling me they were the same I had given him in London six months ago."Take your revenge," he added; "there are four hundred pounds here.""I don't want to lose as much as that," I
- 429 This was enough to give me the same desire, so I wrote him a letter, expressing my wish to speak to him, and asking him to name an hour. His reply, which I have preserved, ran as follows: "The gravity of my occupation compels me to exclude everyone, but
- 428 I took the bill and saw some millions mentioned on it, which astonished me.The baron said with a laugh that the currency was Portuguese milries, and that they amounted to five hundred pounds sterling."If the signatures are known," said I, "I don't und
- 427 "The young man wants me to discount it, and says you can give me the necessary information."I gave the reverend father the same answer as I had given the King of Corsica's son, and left him angry with this Marquis of Misery who had given me so much nee
- 426 As the meal proceeded I noticed that Gabrielle, the youngest of all, looked sad and a little sulky. I asked her the reason, and with a little pout that became her childish face admirably, she replied,-- "Because I can ride on horseback as well as my sist
- 425 "I like it, and I will prove the omen a true one."Victoire, who was tender and pa.s.sionate, made me spend two delicious hours, which compensated me for my bad quarter of an hour of the night before.When our exploits were over, I said,-- "Dearest Victo
- 424 I informed Gondar of the steps I had taken, and told him to go out and get a good dinner for eight people. He went on his errand, and I summoned the girls to their mother's bedside, and delighted them all by telling them that for the next twenty-four hou
- 423 CHAPTER XV The Hanoverians As we were leaving the house we met the two eldest sisters, who came home looking very sad. I was struck by their beauty, and extremely surprised to hear myself greeted by one of them, who said,-- "It is M. the Chevalier de Sei
- 422 "I have shewn you how well I love you," said she, tenderly; "and I am sure I should be very happy as your wife. You may be sure that your wishes will be mine, and that, however far you lead me, Switzerland shall claim no thought of mine."I pressed the
- 421 "But you ought to have told me what had happened, for I have got you an excellent supper, and I am dying of hunger."It was possible that this debt might exceed my means, so I did not dare to offer to pay it. I took Sara aside, and on hearing that all hi
- 420 The worthy and conscientious Goudar added that he did not care if he never saw him again, as he owed the fellow ten guineas for a watch, which his daughters had probably stolen, and which was well worth double.Four days later I saw him again, and he infor
- 419 "No, sir, I do not.""I am Casanova, against whom you bore false witness; whom you tried to cast into Newgate.""I am very sorry, but look around you and say what choice have I? I have no bread to give my children. I will do as much in your favour anot
- 418 At last the day dawned, and the keeper of the tavern came to see who the prisoner was. I could not helping laughing at him when he saw me, for he immediately began to abuse the constables for not awaking him when I came; he had lost the guinea I should ha
- 417 "Done.""Then let us go home.""With all my heart; come along."I did not tell him anything as we were in the coach, and when we got home I found nothing fresh, except a note from Goudar, which I put in my pocket, intending to reserve all business for
- 416 By Westminster Bridge my good fortune made me meet Sir Edgar, a rich young Englishman, who lived a careless and joyous life. I had made his acquaintance at Lord Pembroke's, and he had dined with me several times.We suited one another, his conversation wa
- 415 When the s.l.u.t saw me she gave a shriek and unhorsed her gallant, whom I caned soundly until he escaped in the confusion consequent on the servants, mother, and aunts all rus.h.i.+ng into the room. While this was going on the Charpillon, half-naked, rem
- 414 "I haven't got them about me; but why do you want me to return them to you?"At this question I could contain myself no longer, and launched a storm of abuse at her. It was an explosion which relieved nature, and ended with an involuntary shower of tear
- 413 However, I made an effort and said, coldly, that it was all her own fault."I know it is," said she, "for if I had been tractable as I ought to have been, you would have been loving instead of cruel. But repentance effaces sin, and I am come to beg pard
- 412 When we had supped the mother took me aside, and asked me to leave with the company and then to come back. I obeyed, laughing to myself at this foolish mystery, and when I came back I found the mother and the daughter in the parlour, in which a bed had be
- 411 "Yes, to make her Balm of Life; but you know if it had not been for the niece the aunt would never have had the money.""Perhaps not, but how come you who are of their party to be talking to me in this fas.h.i.+on?""I swear to you I only speak out of
- 410 "Very good; take me." She went upstairs, I following on tiptoe, and pushed me into a room, and shut the door upon me. The Charpillon was in a huge bath, with her head towards the door, and the infernal coquette, pretending to think it was her aunt, did
- 409 "Yes, she did. My name is Seingalt as well as Casanova. I was known by the latter name at Paris when I made your daughter's acquaintance, though I did not know then that she was your daughter."Just then the grandmother, whose name was also Anspergher,
- 408 "Will you be alone?""I expect so.""I am glad to hear it; you will see my aunt and myself appearing on the scene.""Here is my address; and I shall be delighted if you will come and see me."She took the address, and I was surprised to see her smile
- 407 "She has changed her name to Calori, and she sings at the 'Haymarket.'""I know who she is now. I am sorry you have told me.""I have no doubt you will keep my secret, and I am now going to find out where she lives; for that is the princ.i.p.al thing
- 406 We sat down to table at two and left it at four, all of us well pleased with the cook, and still more so with the wine merchant; for though we had emptied forty bottles of wine, not one of us was at all intoxicated.After coffee had been served the general
- 405 On my making this offer the woman, who seemed to be living so luxuriously, but was in reality poverty-stricken, embraced me with the utmost grat.i.tude."Come and tell the news to your daughter now," said she, "I should like to watch her face when she h
- 404 "His hand will be examined, and if it is found to be just the same as yours or mine it will be marked, and he will be let go.""I don't understand that, so kindly explain. How do they recognize a dangerous hand?""If it is found to be marked already,
- 403 "Names don't go for anything here. What we want to know about a man is how much he has got? Besides; what's in a name? Ask me for a thousand pounds and give me a proper receipt, and you can do it under the name of Socrates or Attila, for all I care. Yo
- 402 "What do you mean?""We will discuss the question another time.""Very good; I should like to have it proved to me that a man can be a Jesuit and honest at the same time.""There are exceptions to all rules."My Pauline was a profound thinker, and str
- 401 "Dearest, you might make yourself worse; let us wait till your sprain is cured.""Are we to wait till I am cured for the consummation of our marriage?""I suppose so, for if I am not mistaken the thing can't be done without a certain movement.""You
- 400 "I cannot refuse you anything, dearest Pauline, but what then?""Then you shall find me grateful to you, you will have a good appet.i.te, and will sleep well.""A horse, a horse! Quick! My boots!" I kissed her hand--for I had not got any farther than
- 399 "'Certainly, but in my presence.'"My heart was broken; nevertheless, I had to put a good face on the losing game I was playing. I went to the count, and addressing him as my dear wife communicated the order which was to part us."I was afraid he would
- 398 "As crafty as I was simple, the woman answered that to be sure he had not dared to come again, fearing that I had found out his disguise."'Certainly,' I replied, 'I found it out directly, but I was astonished to hear that you knew this lace-seller wa
- 397 Pauline's Story--I Am Happy--Pauline Leaves Me I am the only daughter of the unfortunate Count X---- o, whom Carvailho Oeiras killed in prison on suspicion of being concerned in the attempt on the king's life, in which the Jesuits were supposed to have
- 391 She sat down, making me sit on one side and Sophie on the other.Madame Cornelis then made her appearance, and everyone asked her the same questions, and made the same remarks about me. She said bravely that I was her best and her oldest friend, and that t
- 390 "Is he not dishonoured by the execution of his relative?""Dishonoured! Certainly not; even his brother was not dishonoured.He broke the law, but he paid for it with his life, and owed society nothing more. He's a man of honour, who played high and los
- 389 "They all rob me," said she, "but I have to put up with it. What I want is a sharp man to help me and watch over my interests; if I had such an one I should make an immense fortune in a comparatively short time; for when it is a question of pleasure, t
- 388 I visited the theatres of Covent Garden and Drury Lane, but I could not extract much enjoyment out of the performances as I did not know a word of English. I dined at all the taverns, high and low, to get some insight into the peculiar manners of the Engl
- 387 "Propriety is often far from proper."The woman told her son that she was working hard to leave him a fortune when she died, and that she had been obliged to summon him to England as he was old enough to help her in her business."And how am I to help yo
- 396 After Madame Cornelis had gone, I asked Pauline if she would like to take a walk with Sophie and myself in the suburbs, where n.o.body would know her."In prudence," said she, "I cannot go out unless I am alone.""Then shall we stay here?""We could n
- 395 "I could not do that, my dear; it would be insulting her in her affliction. Do you understand that?""Yes, quite well.""You may tell her that whenever she sends you to dine or sup with me, she will please me very much.""But you can write that down w
- 394 "I shall be delighted to dine and sup with you; sir, whenever you are alone and you like to send for me. Nevertheless, I am not sure that my society will amuse you.""Very good, I am grateful to you, and I promise you you shall never repent of your kind
- 393 "All the better. Nothing is the worse for being a little odd."It happened just as the old woman had foretold; as soon as the notice was up, everybody stopped to read it, made various comments, and pa.s.sed on. On the second day after it was up, my Negro
- 392 "But even if I did they wouldn't have come, for they are not at the orders of the procurers. If you will promise to pay them as I do, I will give you some tickets which will make them come.""Can I have them here?""Just as you like.""That will be m
- 386 I still kept on my mask, and returned to the room of the young gentleman who seemed to be considered as my master. I found him listening with a foolish stare to Madame Rancour, who was telling him of the splendid position his mother occupied, her great en
- 385 "If you don't get him back I will ruin you with law-suits; you had no business to let him have a horse without my orders.""I will capture the little rascal, sir, before he has got to Amiens."He called a smart-looking postillion, who laughed when he h
- 384 At nine o'clock I placed her legs in a bath of lukewarm water, and taught her how to suffumigate. Her legs were moulded by the hand of the Graces and I wiped them amorously, laughing within myself at her expression of grat.i.tude, and I then laid her in
- 383 "My dear M. Casanova, how is it that the oracle has deceived us? M. du Rumain is still alive, and he ought to have died six months ago. It is true that he is not well, but we will not go into all that again. The really important question is this: You kno
- 382 I Drive My Brother The Abbe From Paris--Madame du Rumain Recovers Her Voice Through My Cabala--A Bad Joke--The Corticelli--I Take d'Aranda to London My Arrival At Calais As usual, Madame d'Urfe received me with open arms, but I was surprised at hearing
- 381 "Unbecoming?""Yes, what would you have said if I had come down in petticoats this morning? You would have p.r.o.nounced them unbecoming. You are laughing.""Forgive me, but I never heard anything so amusing. But your comparison will not stand; everyon
- 380 "You shall pay nothing at all; it would be a shame if I received any money from you. You have told me you are poor, and poverty is no dishonour; well, I may tell you that I am rich, and riches are no honour save when they are used in doing good. Therefor
- 379 "You, want to give me your carriage," said Marcoline. "You are too good to me."I could made no reply, my emotion was so great. I turned aside and wiped, away my tears. Returning to the company, I found that Marcoline had vanished and M. Morosini, who,
- 378 "Well," said I, laughing, "let us know each other, cousin, and be good friends. Marcoline, I congratulate you on having such an honest man for an uncle.""That is really very fine," said M. Querini; and everybody exclaimed, "Very affecting, very aff
- 377 "All the time, and with an air of the greatest astonishment. I avoided catching his eye, which roved from you to me continually.""I should like to know what the good man thinks! You will see him again to-morrow. I am sure he will have told M. Querini t
- 376 "'Con grandissimo piacere'! We shall speak Venetian, shall we not?""Certainly.""'E viva'! I cannot learn French.""M. Querini is in the same position," said M. Memmo.After half an hour's agreeable conversation he left us, and Marcoline embrace
- 375 I spent the next day in going from shop to shop, making fresh purchases for Marcoline, and we supped merrily at Madame Pernon's.The day after, M. Bono came to see me at an early hour with a smile of content on his face."Let us go and breakfast at a coff
- 374 "I will give you the address of one of the best; but reflect before you do anything. The affair will make a noise.""As I don't know where he lives, I have really no choice in the matter."If I had known where he lived I could have had Possano expelled
- 373 This stung her; and urging Irene to follow her example, she took up a position in my bed by force; and as there was not enough room for three, Marcoline got on top of Irene, calling her her wife.I was virtuous enough to remain a wholly pa.s.sive spectator
- 372 "Well, it is strange; but how did you find out that the countess knew me?""She told me as much twenty times over in the night, but she made me promise to say nothing about it till I had given you the letter.""What did she say to you about me?""She
- 371 "But I may as well tell you that I was well enough paid for the pleasure I gave by the pleasure I received.""That's right; I am delighted to see you happy.""If you want to make me really happy, take me to England with you. My uncle will be there, an
- 370 CHAPTER IV I Leave Ma.r.s.eilles--Henriette at Aix--Irene at Avignon-- Treachery of Possano--Madame d'Urfe Leaves Lyon The wedding only interested me because of the bride. The plentiful rather than choice repast, the numerous and noisy company, the empty
- 369 Thereupon the marchioness began to argue in the most sensible manner, but unfortunately the foundation of her argument was wholly chimerical."Marry me," said she; "you will then be able to be governor of the child, who will be your son. In this manner
- 368 Next morning, before summoning Clairmont, I gave her her breakfast, and then replaced her in the cupboard. Later on, I gave her her instructions over again, telling her to do everything with calm precision, a cheerful face, and, above all, silence."Don'
- 367 I received a note from Madame Audibert which made me call on her before paying my visit to Marcoline. As soon as I came in she told me joyously that my niece's father had just received a letter from the father of the Genoese, asking the hand of his daugh