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In London and Moscow — Flight from London to Berlin Chapter XIV
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Bottarelli — A Letter from Pauline — The Avenging1 Parrot — Pocchini — Guerra, the Venetian — I Meet Sara Again; My Idea of Marrying Her and Settling in Switzerland — The Hanoverians
Thus ended the first act of the comedy; the second began the next morning. I was just getting up, when I heard a noise at the street door, and on putting my head out of the window I saw Pocchini, the scoundrel who had robbed me at Stuttgart trying to get into my house. I cried out wrathfully that I would have nothing to do with him, and slammed down my window.
A little later Goudar put in an appearance. He had got a copy of the St. James’s Chronicle, containing a brief report of my arrest, and of my being set a liberty under a bail2 of eighty guineas. My name and the lady’s were disguised, but Rostaing and Bottarelli were set down plainly, and the editor praised their conduct. I felt as if I should like to know Bottarelli, and begged Goudar to take me to him, and Martinelli, happening to call just then, said he would come with us.
We entered a wretched room on the third floor of a wretched house, and there we beheld4 a picture of the greatest misery5. A woman and five children clothed in rags formed the foreground, and in the background was Bottarelli, in an old dressing-gown, writing at a table worthy6 of Philemon and Baucis. He rose as we came in, and the sight of him moved me to compassion7. I said —
“Do you know me, sir?”
“No, sir, I do not.”
“I am Casanova, against whom you bore false witness; whom you tried to cast into Newgate.”
“I am very sorry, but look around you and say what choice have I? I have no bread to give my children. I will do as much in your favour another time for nothing.”
“Are you not afraid of the gallows8?”
“No, for
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罪恶,时事讽刺剧; 愚蠢,蠢笨,愚蠢的行为、思想或做法( folly的名词复数 ) | |
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v. 屈尊, 惠允 ( 做某事) | |
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marvel
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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baron
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n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王 | |
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v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 );(指娼妇)拉客;索求;征求 | |
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complaisant
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adj.顺从的,讨好的 | |
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consolation
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n.安慰,慰问 | |
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extricate
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v.拯救,救出;解脱 | |
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