The Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 23: English by Giacomo Casanova
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"I don't believe you are capable of such dishonesty." "Nor am I, but when it comes to such a simple thing as putting a bank note in your pocket, the most honest man in the world would never dream of having such a thing in his possession without having paid the money for it, and the least slip of memory might lead to a dispute in which you would infallibly come off second best." "I feel the force of your arguments, especially in a town where so much business is carried on." When I got into the park I met Martinelli and thanked him for sending me a copy of the Decameron, while he congratulated me on my re-appearance in society, and on the young lady of whom I had been the happy possessor and no doubt the slave. "My Lord Pembroke has seen her," said he, "and thought her charming." "What? Where could he have seen her?" "In a carriage with you driving fast along the Rochester road. It is three or four days ago." "Then I may tell you that I was taking her to Calais; I shall never see her face again." "Will you let the room again in the same way?" "No, never again, though the god of love has been propitious to me. I |
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