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I resolved to accept the invitation, and when I got to the house I found the young Florentine already there. It was at this dinner that I found out many of his good qualities, and I saw that Donna Leonilda had not said too much in his favour. Towards the end of the meal the marchioness asked why I had not stayed till the end of the opera. "Because the young ladies were getting tired."
I shed tears of joy as I thought how this likeness must have pleased the old man and his wife, and I admired this chance which seemed to have abetted nature in her deceit. I wrote to my dear Leonilda, placing the letter in the hands of her son.
The marquis was discreet enough not to reveal his chief reason. Donna Lucrezia did not know that the Duke of Matalone had told him that Leonilda was my daughter. An excess of gratitude lessened my high spirits for the rest of the day, and Anastasia did not spend a very lively night with me. I went off at eight o'clock the next morning. I was sad, and the whole house was in tears.
"It's eighteen years ago," said he, "since I chose M. Casanova as the companion of your studies." I delighted him by giving him a brief account of my adventures in Rome with Cardinal Acquaviva. As we went out, he begged me to come and see him often. Towards the evening the duke said, "If you go to the Opera Buffa you will please Leonilda." He gave me the number of her box, and added,
The marquis had seen the whole of Europe. He had only thought of marrying on the death of his father, who had attained the age of ninety. Finding himself in the enjoyment of thirty thousand ducats a year he imagined that he might yet have children in spite of his advanced age. He saw Leonilda, and in a few days he made her his wife, giving her a dowry of a hundred thousand ducats.
The marquis had seen the whole of Europe. He had only thought of marrying on the death of his father, who had attained the age of ninety. Finding himself in the enjoyment of thirty thousand ducats a year he imagined that he might yet have children in spite of his advanced age. He saw Leonilda, and in a few days he made her his wife, giving her a dowry of a hundred thousand ducats.
Next morning the duke told me that he had some business to do, and that I had better go and see Leonilda, and that he would call for me later on. I went to Leonilda, but as the duke did not put in an appearance we could not settle anything about our marriage. I spent several hours with her, but I was obliged to obey her commands, and could only shew myself amorous in words.
When we left I took care not to give the duke time to condole with me on my loss, but began to talk to him about his delicious Leonilda. Early next day he sent a page to my room to tell me that if I wanted to come with him and kiss the king's hand I must put on my gala dress.
Leonilda no doubt understood what we meant, and said, with a shy smile, "Whatever is possible is credible." "Quite so," said I, "but one may believe, or not believe, according to the various degrees of possibility." "I think it's easier to believe than to disbelieve. You came to Naples yesterday; that's true and yet incredible." "Why incredible?"
We did not leave the stage, which I watered with my blood, till long after the sun had risen. We were scarcely dressed when the duke arrived. Leonilda gave him a vivid description of our nocturnal labours, but in his unhappy state of impotence he must have been thankful for his absence.
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