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Alas, sir! it will not cost you much to write only one line. Be kind enough to wait for me in the coffee-house close by." I could not resist my curiosity any longer, and I made up my mind not to wait for him but to accompany him as far as his house. I had only to write, "I have received the letter," and my curiosity was gratified and the Forlanese earned his two sequins.
I gave him all the necessary instructions, and cautioned him to go away the very moment he had delivered the letter at the gate of the convent, even if he were told to wait. I must say here that my messenger was a man from Forli, and that the Forlanese were then the most trustworthy men in Venice; for one of them to be guilty of a breach of trust was an unheard-of thing.
Alas, sir! it will not cost you much to write only one line. Be kind enough to wait for me in the coffee-house close by." I could not resist my curiosity any longer, and I made up my mind not to wait for him but to accompany him as far as his house. I had only to write, "I have received the letter," and my curiosity was gratified and the Forlanese earned his two sequins.
But I shall not require his services any more; do not answer me, and receive all the devotion of a heart which adores you." When my letter was finished, I called my Forlanese, gave him one sequin, and I made him promise me to go to Muran immediately, and to deliver my letter only to the nun herself.
I gave him all the necessary instructions, and cautioned him to go away the very moment he had delivered the letter at the gate of the convent, even if he were told to wait. I must say here that my messenger was a man from Forli, and that the Forlanese were then the most trustworthy men in Venice; for one of them to be guilty of a breach of trust was an unheard-of thing.
But I feel certain that you will come back, provided the man to whom I trust this letter contrives to find you. Adieu! I expect life or death from you." I did not require to read that letter twice; I was ashamed and in despair. M M was right. I called the Forlanese, enquired from him whether he had spoken to her in the morning, and whether she looked ill.
But I feel certain that you will come back, provided the man to whom I trust this letter contrives to find you. Adieu! I expect life or death from you." I did not require to read that letter twice; I was ashamed and in despair. M M was right. I called the Forlanese, enquired from him whether he had spoken to her in the morning, and whether she looked ill.
But I shall not require his services any more; do not answer me, and receive all the devotion of a heart which adores you." When my letter was finished, I called my Forlanese, gave him one sequin, and I made him promise me to go to Muran immediately, and to deliver my letter only to the nun herself.
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