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Early in 1763, one finds an appreciative knowledge of Shandy as a possession of a group of Swiss literati, but probably confined to a coterie of intellectual aristocrats and novelty-seekers. Julie von Bondeli writes to Usteri from Koenitz on March 10, 1763, that Kirchberger will be able to get him the opportunity to read Tristram Shandy as a whole, that she herself has read two volumes with surprise, emotion and almost constant bursts of laughter; she goes on to say: “Il voudrait la peine d’apprendre l’anglais ne fut-ce que pour lire cet impayable livre, dont la vérité et le génie se fait sentir
Nerved by the courage of desperation, she opened the door. "Mademoiselle La Malle au piano!" was her cry. Ere she could make good her retreat, or quite close the door, this voice uttered itself: "Des ce moment! la classe est defendue. La premiere qui ouvrira cette porte, ou passera par cette division, sera pendue fut-ce Madame Beck elle-meme!"
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