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He gave us a good dinner, but with too many dishes, and I told him to be more economical, and to give only some good fish for our supper, which he did. After supper he told me that, as far as the young maiden was concerned, he thought he could recommend his daughter Javotte, as he had consulted his wife, and had found I could rely upon the girl being a virgin.
This was at length granted to his solicitations; and Javotte received a hundred louis as the price of her silence, and found it sufficient compensation for the bad opinion the marquis entertained of her virtue. The second trick the marchioness played her husband was not less amusing.
Answer me first: where have you seen my daughter?" "In my father's shop, and in this house, when I brought jewelry for Mademoiselle Julie." "Who told you her name was Julie? What are we coming to, great heavens! But be her name Julie or Javotte, do you know what is wanted in any one who aspires to the hand of the daughter of a fermier-général?"
I Purchase a Handsome Carriage, and Proceed to Parma With the Old Captain and the Young Frenchwoman I Pay a Visit to Javotte, and Present Her With a Beautiful Pair of Gold Bracelets My Perplexities Respecting My Lovely Travelling Companion A Monologue Conversation with the Captain Tete- a-Tete with Henriette
The mother seemed to be the real master of the household, and there were three or four servants going about the premises. The eldest daughter was called Genevieve, or Javotte, a very common name among the girls of Cesena. I told her that I thought her eighteen; but she answered, in a tone half serious, half vexed, that I was very much mistaken, for she had only just completed her fourteenth year.
Adeline Théodore, at present teacher of dancing at the Opéra shone. Poor Vizentini! His opinion of me has changed greatly since that time. We were made to understand and love each other, so he has become, with years, one of my best and most devoted friends. He first produced my ballet Javotte at the Grand-Théâtre in Lyons, which the Monnaie in Brussels had ordered and then refused.
Early the next morning I called upon Count Dandini, the owner of the carriage, and as I passed a jeweller's shop I bought a pair of gold bracelets in Venetian filigree, each five yards long and of rare fineness. I intended them as a present for Javotte. The moment Count Dandini saw me he recognized me.
As soon as Javotte was in my room, I made her cut the linen in seven pieces, four of five feet long, two of two feet, and one of two feet and a half; the last one was intended to form the hood of the robe I was to wear for the great operation. Then I said to Javotte: "Sit down near my bed and begin sewing. You will dine here and remain at work until the evening.
Javotte accompanied me as far as the gate of the city, where I kissed her affectionately, which made me feel that the thunder and lightning had had but a momentary effect upon me; yet I kept control over my senses, and I congratulate myself on doing so to this day.
"'Think of a house in your village, of a fine field hard by with a half-dozen of cows of a fine orchard all covered with fruit. "'And Javotte at the door with her wheel, and a rascal of a child, or two, with cheeks as red as the apples! O my country! O my mother!" whimpers out the commandant. 'Quick, La Biche, the whisky!
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