Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 17: Return to Italy by Giacomo Casanova
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"Stay here for another three days; the two beauties there will make the time seem short." "It's exactly for that reason that I want to go tomorrow. I am afraid of Veronique." "I shouldn't have thought that you would have allowed any woman to frighten you." "I am afraid she has cast her fatal nets around me, and when the time comes she will be strictly moral. Rosalie is my only love." "Well, here's a letter from her." I went apart to read the letter, the sight of which made my heart beat violently; it ran as follows: "Dearest,--I see you have placed me in the hands of one who will care for me like a father. This is a new kindness which I owe to the goodness of your heart. I will write to you at whatever address you send me. If you like Veronique, my darling, do not fear any jealousy from me; I should be wrong to entertain such a feeling in my present position. I expect that if you make much of her she will not be able to resist, and I shall be glad to hear that she is lessening your sadness. I hope you will write me a few lines before you go." I went up to the marquis and told him to read it. He seemed greatly |
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