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Updated: June 12, 2025
I Receive Good News From Venice, to Which City I Return with De la Haye and Bavois My Three Friends Give Me a Warm Welcome; Their Surprise at Finding Me a Model of Devotion Bavois Lures Me Back to My Former Way of Living De la Haye a Thorough Hypocrite Adventure with the Girl Marchetti I Win a Prize in the Lottery I Meet Baletti De la Haye Leaves M. de Bragadin's Palace My Departure for Paris
"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."
"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."
M. Cantarini wishes to speak to you only as a private citizen, as he sends you word to call at his palace and not at the court-house. He is an elderly man, strict but just, to whom you must speak frankly and without equivocating, otherwise you would make matters worse." I was pleased with M. de Bragadin's advice, which was of great use to me. I called at the appointed time.
The whole of the morning passed off very heavily for me, and at noon M. de Bragadin informed me that he had sent his letter to the father, who had answered that he would call himself on the following day to ascertain M. de Bragadin's wishes. At midnight I saw my beloved mistress again, and I gave her an account of all that had transpired.
I also took a carriage and a footman, whom, as well as a coachman, I clad in blue and red livery. This was M. de Bragadin's livery, and I thought I might use his colours, not with the intention of deceiving anyone, but merely to cut a dash. The morning after my arrival I put on my great coat to escape observation, and proceeded to walk about Florence.
As I did not know who she was I did not take much notice of it, and after I had finished my coffee I put on my mask and walked towards the Spiaggia del Sepulcro, where M. de Bragadin's gondola was waiting for me. As I was getting near the Ponte del Paglia I saw the same masked woman attentively looking at some wonderful monster shewn for a few pence.
Everything that happened throughout this fatal month tended to my ruin, for Madame Memmo, mother of Andre, Bernard, and Laurent Memmo, had taken it into her head that I had inclined her sons to atheistic opinions, and took counsel with the old knight Antony Mocenigo, M. de Bragadin's uncle, who was angry with me, because, as he said, I had conspired to seduce his nephew.
I Receive Good News From Venice, to Which City I Return with De la Haye and Bavois My Three Friends Give Me a Warm Welcome; Their Surprise at Finding Me a Model of Devotion Bavois Lures Me Back to My Former Way of Living De la Haye a Thorough Hypocrite Adventure with the Girl Marchetti I Win a Prize in the Lottery I Meet Baletti De la Haye Leaves M. de Bragadin's Palace My Departure for Paris
My return caused the greatest joy to the three excellent men, because, not being accustomed to see me three days absent, M. Dandolo and M. Barbaro were afraid of some accident having befallen me; but M. de Bragadin's faith was stronger, and he allayed their fears, saying to them that, with Paralis watching over me, I could not be in any danger.
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