nel ridotto nuovo, che mi piacque assai. Quando sto dal Sign.
Wider e guardando fuori della finestra vedo la casa dove lei
abito quando lei fu in Venezia. Il nuovo non so niente. Venezia
mi piace assai. Il mio complimento al Sign., suo padre e madre,
sorelle, fratelli, e a tutti i miei amici ed amiche. Addio!

[Footnote: "To Herr Johannes [Hagenauer] The fair 'pearl' has the
same high opinion of you that all the other 'pearls' here have. I
assure you that they are all in love with you, and their hope is
that you will marry them all (like the Turks), and so please them
every one. I write this in the house of Signor Wider, who is an
excellent man and exactly what you wrote to me, yesterday we
finished the Carnival in his house. We supped there and then
danced, and went afterwards, in company with the 'pearls,' to the
new masquerade, which amused me immensely. When I look out of the
window at Signor Wider's, I see the house that you inhabited in
Venice. I have no news. I like Venice very well. My compliments
to your father and mother, brothers and sisters, and all my
friends. Adieu!"]



31.

Venice, Feb. 20, 1771.

I AM still well, and, thank God, in the land of the living.
Madame de' Amicis has been singing at S. Benedetto. Say to Herr
Johannes that the Widerischen Berlein family are constantly
speaking of him (particularly Madlle. Catherine), so he must soon