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Disgraceful Behaviour of My Brother, the Abbe, I Relieve Him of His Mistress — Departure from Genoa — The Prince of Monaco — My Niece Overcome — Our Arrival at Antibes
On the Tuesday in Holy Week I was just getting up, when Clairmont came to tell me that a priest who would not give his name wanted to speak to me. I went out in my night-cap, and the rascally2 priest rushed at me and nearly choked me with his embraces. I did not like so much affection, and as I had not recognized him at first on account of the darkness of the room, I took him by the arm and led him to the window. It was my youngest brother, a good-for-nothing fellow, whom I had always disliked. I had not seen him for ten years, but I cared so little about him that I had not even enquired3 whether he were alive or dead in the correspondence I maintained with M. de Bragadin, Dandolo, and Barbaro.
As soon as his silly embraces were over, I coldly asked him what chance had brought him to Genoa in this disgusting state of dirt, rags, and tatters. He was only twenty-nine, his complexion5 was fresh and healthy, and he had a splendid head of hair. He was a posthumous6 son, born like Mahomet, three months after the death of his father.
“The story of my misfortunes would be only too long. Take me into your room, and I will sit down and tell you the whole story.”
“First of all, answer my questions. How long have you been here?”
“Since yesterday.”
“Who told you that I was here?”
“Count B— — at Milan.”
“Who told you that the count knew me?”
“I found out by chance. I was at M. de Bragadin’s a month ago, and on his table I saw a letter from the count to you.”
“Did you tell him you were my brother?”
“I had to when he said how much I resembled you.”
“He made a mistake, for you are a blockhead.”
“He did not think so, at all events, for he asked me to dinner.”
“You must have cut a pretty figure, if you were in your present state.”
“He gave me four sequins to come here; otherwise, I should never have been able to do the journey.”
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ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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obedience
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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