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Pleasant Ending of the Adventure of the False Nun1 — M. M. Finds Out That I Have d Mistress — She is Avenged2 on the Wretch3 Capsucefalo — I Ruin Myself at Play, and at the Suggestion of M. M. I Sell all Her Diamonds, One After Another — I Hand Over Tonine to Murray, Who Makes Provision for Her — Her Sister Barberine Takes Her Place.
How did you make this nice acquaintance?” I asked the ambassador.
“Six months ago,” he replied, “while standing4 at the convent gate with Mr. Smith, our consul5, in whose company I had been to see some ceremony or other, I remarked to him, as we were talking over some nuns6 we had noticed, ‘I would gladly give five hundred sequins for a few hours of Sister M—— M——s company.’ Count Capsucefalo heard what I said, but made no remark. Mr. Smith answered that one could only see her at the grating as did the ambassador of France, who often came to visit her. Capsucefalo called on me the next morning, and said that if I had spoken in good faith he was sure he could get me a night with the nun in whatever place I liked, if she could count on my secrecy7. ‘I have just been speaking to her,’ said he, ‘and on my mentioning your name she said she had noticed you with Mr. Smith, and vowed8 she would sup with you more for love than money. ‘I,’ said the rascal9, ‘am the only man she trusts, and I take her to the French ambassador’s casino in Venice whenever she wants to go there. You need not be afraid of being cheated, as you will give the money to her personally when you have possessed
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