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The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt novel. A total of 566 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
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 I."Venetian Years"by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.CASANOVA AT DUX An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons I The Memoirs of Casanova, though they have enjoyed the popularity of a bad re
- 366 The rascal had never talked in this style before. I thought it best to conceal my anger, and went up to my brother who was in a corner of the room."What do you mean by pestering Marcoline at the theatre yesterday?""I went to remind her of h
- 365 CHAPTER III My Arrival at Ma.r.s.eilles--Madame d'Urfe--My Niece Is Welcomed by Madame Audibert I Get Rid of My Brother and Possano--Regeneration--Departure of Madame d'Urfe--Marcoline Remains Constant My niece, now my mistress, grew more dear t
- 364 "This is a fine jest! You are joking, surely?""Your company will be very pleasant on the journey.""Pardieu! put me ash.o.r.e, for with your leave, ladies, I cannot go to Antibes.""Put the gentleman ash.o.r.e," said
- 363 "Then I won't play," said I, to the keeper of the rooms."You are right; bring the scales."The banker then said that when play was over he would give four crowns of six livres for every louis that the company had won, and the matte
- 362 "How is Marcoline?" said he, as soon as he saw me."Very well, and you needn't trouble yourself any more about her. She is well lodged, well dressed, and well fed, and sleeps with my niece's maid.""I didn't know I ha
- 361 I felt at once that I must take charge of her, and put an end to this ill-a.s.sorted match. I imagined that I should not have much difficulty in sending her back to Venice, which she might never have quitted if it had not been for her trust in me, founded
- 360 "Then they can hang the biribanti! That won't hurt me much.""No, that won't do; it would compromise Madame Isola-Bella, as biribi is strictly forbidden. Leave it all to me, I will speak to the State Inquisitors about it. Tell Poss
- 359 The piece of money I had given him was a gold coin worth a hundred Genoese livres, which the Government had struck for internal commerce; there were also pieces of fifty and twenty-five livres.I was going on with my calculations when Clairmont brought me
- 358 I went to Rosalie's for my breakfast, which she was delighted to give me: and I asked her and her husband to dinner on the following day, telling her to bring any four persons she liked."Your decision," said I, "will decide the fate of
- 357 The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.Vol. V."In London and Moscow"by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.VOLUME 5 -- IN LONDON AND MOSCOW EPISODE 21 -- SOUTH OF FRANCE CHAPTER I I Find Rosalie Happy--The Signora Isola-Bella--The Cook-- Biribi--I
- 356 "Alas! you can do what you like. If liberty is a precious thing, it is most precious of all in love.""There is no need for this disobedience. You have inspired me with a tender pa.s.sion, but if you don't share my feelings my love for
- 355 "I don't see much difference."What reply could I make? There was reason in what Clementine said, though she was deceived, but her mistakes were due to her love. My love was so ardent as to be blind to possible--nay, certain, infidelities.Th
- 354 "That is a very kindly compliment.""Say, rather, a very true one.""I am happy to hear you say so, but it would be both foolish and presumptuous for me to say so myself."Thus we made merry on our way, above all at the expense
- 353 When the company broke up I offered my hand to Hebe, and escorted her and her sister to their room. We had begun to read Fontenelle's "Plurality of Worlds," and I had thought we should finish it that night; but Clementine said that as she h
- 352 "Sardini told me that Jupiter drove Hebe away, and now I ought to drive Jupiter away out of revenge.""Yes; but, my angel, I am Iolas, and not Jupiter. I adore you, and I seek to quench the desires which torture me.""This is a tric
- 351 "I will do the same for you at the first opportunity," said I.She blushed and answered, "It's not nearly so far from you to me as it is from me to you.""Divine Hebe, that is beyond my understanding. You speak like the c.u.mae
- 350 "That's a good distinction. I will read it this evening. Now I am going to dress."She put on her clothes in seeming oblivion that I was a man, but without shewing any sights that could be called indecent. Nevertheless it struck me that if s
- 349 "But my dear Clementine," said the countess, "what do you think my husband could have done with an old man of eighty whose sole accomplishments are weighing the wind, writing verses, and talking mythology?""He would have been usef
- 348 "Nevertheless, it is a misfortune, and you will know it to have been so on the day in which you love.""And if I become unhappy through love, shall I not p.r.o.nounce my emptiness of heart to have been happiness.""I confess you wou
- 347 My friend the count, who was surprised, I suppose, to see me contemplating the prospect for such a long time, came up to me and asked me if I wanted anything."I am thinking some matter over," said I, "and I must go and write one or two lett
- 346 At last I was taken to my apartment and left there. The windows were glazed and curtained as in the diningroom, but Clairmont came and told me that he could not unpack my trunks as there were no locks to anything and should not care to take the responsibi
- 345 "And will you do so?""I shall be obliged to, but as you will not come and see me, give me twenty sequins, which will enable me to leave Milan. My cousin owes me ten thousand livres, and will not pay me a tenth even. I will kill him before I
- 344 "Neither," said the marquis, "we will dance here.""Where are the violins" asked his mistress, "you could not get them to-night for their weight in gold.""Well," said I, "we will do without them. We wi
- 343 "Everything shall be done as you suggest."I guessed at once that the marquis wanted to have a taste of Zen.o.bia; but this seemed to me so natural that, far from being angry, I felt disposed to do all in my power to favour his plans. Live and le
- 342 "It's no good saying no, your soul flashed forth in your denunciation. I am sorry to have spoken.""Oh! it's of no consequence. I know men ask chambermaids questions of that kind, and they all give answers like your sweetheart, who
- 341 Her brother and the marquis left the room, and two sedan-chairs I had summoned took off the cousins.As soon as the marquis was alone with me he asked me very politely to let him share in the expenses."I guessed you were going to humiliate me."&q
- 340 The beggars came in and stood by the table, and Canano, catching the marquis's eye, asked him for a pinch of snuff. My delight may be imagined when I saw him modestly presenting a common horn snuffbox to the banker. I had not thought of this detail,
- 339 "Fie! fie! I should be angry with myself if I had entertained such a thought.""That's curious; why so?""I'll tell you. If the disguise is complete I am disgusted, for the shape of a woman is much more marked than that of
- 338 I wanted someone on whom I could rely, and above all, a tailor. It may be imagined that my worthy gossip was the tailor I immediately thought of. Zen.o.bia would be as serviceable as her husband; she could do some of the work, and wait on the young ladies
- 337 He came in, and I was at once impressed by his grave and reverend appearance. I made him a profound bow and offered him a seat, but he remained standing, and said, "Sir, listen attentively to what I am about to tell you, and beware of despising my ad
- 336 "Come here," said she, "I am beginning to bleed too."There we were, bleeding into the same basin, facing each other in the most ridiculous position. After about thirty drops had fallen from each of us, the bleeding ceased. She was laug
- 335 "Then you would have the advantage.""If you can prove that I will pay you a hundred sequins. Indeed, I would bet anything you like that the game would still be to the advantage of the banker.""Can you prove it?""Yes; and
- 334 When Irene had left the room, I said to the mother,-- "I like your daughter, but I won't be long sighing for her, and you mustn't take me for a dupe.""Speak to my husband about it. We are very poor, and we want to go to Cremona.&q
- 333 I was quite out of breath. When it was finished, she came up to me and whispered my name in my ear. I was astonished, and feeling the charm of the situation demanded her name."You shall know," said she, in Venetian, "if you will come to the
- 332 "I fell asleep lying on my bed, and when I awoke I decided on keeping you company if you will be as good and gentle as you are pretty.""If you behave well to me, you will always find me so."And will you love me?""That depends
- 331 "I would gladly buy that dress.""I did not buy it to sell again," said the countess, sharply."Excuse me," replied the marchioness, "I thought it was for sale, and I am sorry it is not."The marquis, who was no lover
- 330 I slept four or five hours, and then rose and went out in my great coat to call on Greppi, for I had no more money. I took a thousand sequins, begging him not to tell my affairs to anyone. He replied that my affairs were his own, and that I could count on
- 329 "I know that, but I think he loves his money better than he loves me.""I understand. You will make him happy if he loves you well enough to ruin himself.""That is it, but it will never come to pa.s.s. But here we are, together aga
- 328 "You are sharp enough yourself, anyhow. But why does he put off the wedding?""Because he hasn't got any money, and wants to have a fine wedding for his relations to come to. I should like it myself.""I think you are right; bu
- 327 "No," said I, "but I hope to find someone at Milan who will be worthy of such presents." I added, "I know the Prince Triulzi, at Venice; I suppose he is of your family?""He says he is, and it may be so; but I am certainl
- 326 At the second ballet at the opera an actress dressed in a tippet held out her cap to the bones as if to beg an alms, while she was dancing a pas de deux. I was in the Marchioness of Corti's box, and when the girl held out her cap to me I was moved by
- 325 "If you love me, dearest Agatha, you will prove it by refusing all engagements for a year. You know I will let you want for nothing."I will get you the best masters, and in that time you can perfect your dancing, and will be able to ask for a fi
- 324 Everybody applauded, and I read in the girl's eyes that I should have no cause to regret my generosity.We then fell to speaking of the affair of Ville-Follet and the Corticelli, and of the efforts that had been made to compel me to retain her. The Ch
- 323 Madame de Chauvelin asked me to dance a minuet with Agatha, and my partner executed the dance with wonderful grace. When it was over Madame de Chauvelin thanked me, and told me that she should always remember our dancing together at Soleure, and that she
- 322 "You, madam! I should not have thought it possible.""I was very young when she was born.""I should think so. Where do you come from?""I am from Lucca, and what is more-a poor widow.""How can you be poor, when y
- 321 "I should have thought," said I, "that a virtuous person like you would have been delighted.""I thank G.o.d for it every morning and night.""You infernal old hypocrite!" said I, looking contemptuously at her."U
- 320 The next day I set out in the early morning, and on the following day I reached Lyons. Madame d'Urfe was not there, she had gone to an estate of hers at Bresse. I found a letter in which she said that she would be delighted to see me, and I waited on
- 319 "There's a great hazard. All the rest is of no consequence; but no matter, I will risk all for the sake of so great happiness."In the morning I paid the mother a visit, and as Helen was escorting me out she shewed me a door between the two
- 318 "I do not think so, because it could only be a symbol of s.e.xual union, and it is clear that such did not take place between Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.""The learned differ on this point.""All the worse for them, madam, t
- 317 "I have never wished to do so.""Why not? It is good to know everything.""Well, Hedvig, your theologian meant to say that a G.o.d was not capable of this.""What is that?""Give me your hand.""I can feel
- 316 "Yes, I do confess it, and I beg your pardon. But tell me how I should set to work to ask the pastor to dinner.""There will be no difficulty. Just call on him and ask him to come, and if you wish me to be of the party beg him to ask my moth
- 315 Hedvig looked as red as fire.The pastor and the other guests looked at each other, while I gazed fixedly at the young theologian, who was reflecting. M. d'Harcourt said that we should have to send for Voltaire to settle a question so difficult, but a
- 314 When I got back to the inn I wrote to the Chevalier Raiberti, sending him a bill of exchange. I warned him that in three or four days after the receipt of my letter he would be accosted by a Bolognese dancer and her mother, bearing a letter of commendatio
- 313 "I made a silly bet, but you have given me a lesson which will last me all my days, and I am much obliged to you for it.""I am delighted to hear it, provided that your health has not suffered.""No, I am quite well, but we will pla
- 312 "You do know me, though," she replied, and taking me to the corner of a neighbouring street she shewed me her face. What was my surprise to see the fair Stuart of Avignon, the statue of the Fountain of Vaucluse. I was very glad to meet her.In my
- 311 She received the order to write to the moon with the greater delight as she knew what ceremonies were to be observed in addressing that planet; but she could not dispense with the a.s.sistance of an adept, and I knew she would reckon on me. I told her I s
- 310 "We shall see each other again."The rascally Frenchman cooled down, and said to me, "Now, you see, we are quits.""Very much quits.""That's all very well; but, by G.o.d! you might have prevented the insult which has
- 309 It was notorious that numerous officers in the army and young barristers had undertaken the operation unsuccessfully, and all of them had paid a louis apiece.This singular case was enough to whet my curiosity. I was not long before I called on Raton, but
- 308 When the supper and the wine had sufficiently raised my spirits, I devoted my attention to Ba.s.si's daughter, who let me do what I liked, while her father and mother only laughed, and the silly Harlequin fretted and fumed at not being able to take t
- 307 I had enough of Cephalides, and Dr. Algardi prepared in my presence eighty-six pills containing eighteen grains of manna. I took one of these pills every morning, drinking a large gla.s.s of curds after it, and in the evening I had another pill with barle
- 306 Santis followed me to the back of the inn, and then a.s.suming a pleasant smile he told me that he had put the ring into his friend's pocket for a joke, but that I should have it back at Paris."That's an idle tale," I exclaimed, "
- 305 "Why did you not make the trial before you married?""Was it for me to propose such a thing? How should I suppose that such a fine man was impotent? But I will tell you how it all happened. As you know, I was a dancer at the Comedie Italienn
- 304 "The Arab was sent to you by an enemy of Anael's, the genius of Mercury.""It must have been so; it was a great misfortune.""On the contrary, it rendered you more fit for transformation."We were walking towards the carria
- 303 "Are you sure of her discretion?""Perfectly, but I hope you won't do anything in my presence. When I see the time coming I will leave the room.""You are an angel, dearest, but you might be something better than that if you wo
- 302 "No, indeed I should not, because you are a man and would see me.""You don't want a man to see you, then?""No.""Do you think you are so ugly, then?"At this she turned to M---- M---- and said, with evident vexat
- 301 "Alas! that may not be, for, trust me, you are already spied upon.Everybody here is sure that we knew each other at Aix. Let us forget all, and thus spare ourselves the torments of vain desires.""Give me your hand.""No. All is ove
- 300 "M. Tolosan brought this reply to me, and I told him that I was ready to obey if my mother would guarantee my safety. She replied, however, that she knew her husband too well to dare to have us both under the same roof. Again did M. Tolosan endeavour
- 299 After leaving him I took a short walk to cool myself, and then went to the Abbe Gama, hoping to be the first to impart my ridiculous adventure to him. I was disappointed; he already knew that I had been ordered to go, and how I had answered the superinten
- 298 "Quite so.""Are you perfectly free to do what you like?""I think so.""Can you give supper to anyone you like in your own rooms? I am certain you can't.""I have not had the opportunity of trying the experim
- 297 We set off at a walk, and Leah told me that she had been imprudent enough to confess to her father that she could make me buy the carriage, and that if I did not wish to embroil her with him I would be kind enough to purchase it."Strike the bargain,&
- 296 "As soon as you please."I asked him to dine with me, and we were on our way when we met M.Zeroli and two or three other persons whom I had met at Aix. I gave and received plenty of compliments, but not wis.h.i.+ng to pay them any visits I excuse
- 295 I spent a week with the girl, getting my meals from the inn, and enjoying a diversity of pleasures which I shall remember all my days; my young wanton had a large circle of female friends, all pretty and all kind. I lived with them like a sultan, and stil
- 294 "You are right, and I think all the better of him for his suspicions, for it is better to marry a man with some sense in his head than to marry a fool."I was so pleased with what she told me that when I took leave of the company I embraced the h
- 293 The ring was set with a straw-coloured diamond of nine or ten carats. He begged me to keep his secret as we parted. I did not feel any sentiments of pity for this extravagant madman, as I only saw in him a man unfortunate by his own fault, whose fate woul
- 292 At these words the girl in question blushed and lowered her eyes."Never mind, my dear," said I, "your turn will come in time."She took my words as seriously meant, and her face lit up with joy. She thought I had guessed her love for Co
- 291 My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia's Wedding-Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carr
- 290 As we were going away the duke made several observations on what moral philosophers call prejudices. There is no philosopher who would maintain or even advance the thesis that the union of a father and daughter is horrible naturally, for it is entirely a
- 289 The day after, we settled the particulars of our marriage in a conversation which lasted for two hours."Leonilda," began the duke, "has a mother, who lives at a short distance from here, on an income of six hundred ducats, which I have give
- 288 "You make a mistake, I am sure."The pictures with which the closet where we breakfasted was adorned were admirable more from the colouring and the design than from the amorous combats they represented."They don't make any impression on
- 287 No doubt she did not like to thou me, but the expression of her eyes and the tone of her voice were much better than the to which is often used lavishly at Naples.The seductive features of this charming girl were not altogether unknown to me, but I could
- 286 She received me kindly and modestly, and stopped listening to the music to talk to me.When a woman is pretty, one recognizes her charms instantaneously; if one has to examine her closely, her beauty is doubtful. Leonilda was strikingly beautiful. I smiled
- 285 On my return from Naples I heard that he had faithfully carried out his promise.I was sitting at table with Mengs when a chamberlain of the Holy Father called. When he came in he asked M. Mengs if I lived there, and on that gentleman pointing me out, he g
- 284 "Ira," said he, "that won't do; you made her say that she would never come here again, and you must make up the quarrel."They held a short consultation, and then, asking Costa to go with them, they went to fetch her.In half an hou
- 283 Then the eating began and there was no more talking. The polenta was excellent, the chops delicious, and the ham perfect, and in less than an hour the board was as bare as if there had been nothing on it; but the Orvieto kept the company in good spirts. T
- 282 I had no real need of being presented to the Pope by anyone, as any Christian is at liberty to go in when he sees the door open. Besides I had known His Holiness when he was Bishop of Padua; but I had preferred to claim the honor of being introduced by a
- 281 "It is not my hardihood in coming to Rome that your eminence should wonder at, but a man of any sense would wonder at the Inquisitors if they had the hardihood to issue an 'ordine sanctissimo' against me; for they would be perplexed to alle
- 280 "I don't think that will be necessary; the auditor can't force me to pay.""He can do worse.""What can he do?"."He can make you leave Florence.""Well, I shall be astonished if he uses his power in this
- 279 Her destiny was a strange one; it depended on the liking I had taken to her and my aversion to marriage, for it lay in my power to have married the handsomest woman in France, and in that case it is not likely that she would have become the mistress of Lo
- 278 "Who knows? You don't know me, Redegonde. I do not care to indulge myself in idle hopes, and I thought I had spoken to you plainly enough."Feeling angry, and vowing to have no more to do with this strange girl, I supped with Therese, and sp
- 277 Cesarino looked at it in astonishment, and the box pa.s.sed from hand to hand. Everybody said that it was my portrait, taken ten years ago, and that it might pa.s.s for a likeness of Cesarino. Therese got quite excited, and swearing that she would never l
- 276 "Come," said she, drawing me in the direction of her bed-room. She opened a large box which contained her jewels and diamonds, and shares to the amount of fifty thousand ducats. Besides that she had a large amount of plate, and her talents which
- 275 "I find you bound, while I am free. I thought we had met never to part again; you had kindled the old fires. I am the same to you as I was at Ancona. I have proved as much, and you can guess how sad I feel at your decree that I am to enjoy you no mor
- 274 "I can't follow your example," said she, "but when I saw you I thought I should have fainted. Unfortunately I am engaged to supper. I shall not shut my eyes all night. I shall expect you at eight o'clock to-morrow morning. Where a
- 273 The day was spent in talking about ourselves, and determined to eat only one meal, we did not sit down to table till night began to fall.We spent two hours in the consumption of delicate dishes, and in defying Bacchus to make us feel his power. We rose as
- 272 "Oh, no! She does not tell me that kind of thing, but here is a letter for you."I read through the long and well-composed letter, but as it bore marks of craft and dissimulation it made me laugh. After several remarks of no consequence she said
- 271 "Don't you like wine?""Yes, but as I am not used to it I am afraid of its getting into my head.""Then you can go to bed; you will sleep all the better."She drank the first gla.s.s, which she enjoyed immensely, then a sec
- 270 "I am delighted that you consent; now I am going to talk to you."She proceeded to do my hair, but she gave no answer to my soft speeches.When I was on the point of getting into bed she wished me good night, and I tried to kiss her by way of retu
- 269 I have never liked eating by myself, and thus I have never turned hermit, though I once thought of turning monk; but a monk without renouncing all the pleasures of life lives well in a kind of holy idleness. This dislike to loneliness made me give orders
- 268 "I take a great interest in your mistress's welfare; and as I feel sure that she cannot long be happy in her present uncertain position, while I am sure that she would make my G.o.dson an excellent wife, I was determined that both of you should
- 267 "Where did you get this letter?""From a young man, who is unknown to me. He gave me a crown, and begged me to give the letter to the lady without your seeing me, and he promised to give me two crowns more if I brought him a reply tomorrow.