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I was delighted to have made a woman happy at so little expense and without any ulterior objects, and I was giving orders to the landlord for the supper, when Clairmont, my man, told me that a French officer wanted to speak to me. I had him in, and asked what I could do for him. "There are three courses before you, Mr. Venetian," said he, "and you can take which you like.
"Really, countess," said he, "I thought it would be very disrespectful to continue sitting while you were standing." While Clairmont was taking the clothes off the chairs, the marquis noticed the mantles and the beautiful dress, and asked me if I were expecting a lady. "No," said I, "but I hope to find someone at Milan who will be worthy of such presents."
He has left us a fine and discriminating portrait of Byron in the 'Count Maddalo' of his poem Julian and Maddalo, written in 1818. At times however Shelley felt and expressed great indignation against Byron, especially in reference to the ungenerous and cruel conduct of the latter towards Miss Clairmont. See some brief reference to this matter at p. 9.
The pleasure she felt shewed itself in her blushes, and when she came into the drawing-room she was asked if she had been fighting, which made her blush still more. The faro-table was ready, but before sitting down I told Clairmont to get me four good horses for the following day. I wanted to go to Lodi and back by dinnertime.
They visited Devonshire and Clifton, and then settled in a house on Bishopsgate Heath, near Windsor Forest. The summer was further broken by a water excursion up the Thames to its source, in the company of Mr. Peacock and Charles Clairmont. Peacock traces the poet's taste for boating, which afterwards became a passion with him, to this excursion. About this there is, however, some doubt.
"Yes, I, sir, and I hope you will make no objection. It will be a pleasure to me, and I hope to you as well. Let me have the shirt you are going to wear to-morrow, and say no more about it." "Very good, it shall be as you please." I helped Clairmont to carry my linen trunk into her room, and added,
In the morning my fair niece came into my room just as Clairmont was washing my feet, and begged me to let her have some coffee as chocolate made her hot. I told my man to go and fetch some coffee, and as soon as he was gone she went down on her knees and would have wiped my feet. "I cannot allow that, my dear young lady." "Why not? it is a mark of friendship."
"I assure you, blockhead. If you don't like them you can leave them." Clairmont brought the ticket for the diligence and I gave it to the abbe, telling him roughly to be gone. "But I may dine with you, surely?" said he. "No, I have done with you. Go and dine with Possano, as you are his accomplice in the horrible attempt he made to murder me.
"I accept your word of honour, but be careful to keep it. Embrace me, and order another saddle-horse." He mounted his horse in high spirits, and rode in front of the carriage with Clairmont. He was quite astonished to find his trunk at Calais, which he reached two hours before me.
Madame Isola-Bella and her shadow, M. Grimaldi, came late, like great people. Just as we were going to sit down, Clairmont told me that a man wanted to speak to me. "Shew him in." As soon as he appeared M. Grimaldi exclaimed: "The man with the bag!" "What do you want?" I said, dryly. "Sir, I am come to ask you to help me. I am a family man, and it is thought that . . ." I did not let him finish.
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