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"And the Lady of the Bernardini to leave her splendid palace! Venice without the Lady of the Bernardini!" "Where hast thou been that thou knowest it not? It is even so!" "Thou dost verily flatter the vanity of a man, Querini, to forget that I am but two days returned with my cargoes from Flanders." "Nay thy pardon, friend.
M. Querini was foolish enough to enquire from me whether I had kept on my breeches, and as I answered that I had been compelled to lend them to Juliette, he looked very unhappy, sat down in a corner of the room, and refused to dance.
"What does that reflection relate to, my dear daughter?" said M. Querini, "and why do you kiss my hand now?" "I kiss your hand because you have called me your dear daughter for the fourth time." This judicious remark elicited a smile of approval from all, and restored the general gaiety; but M. Querini asked Marcoline to explain her observation on Providence.
After her return, her first lover was Steffano Querini de Papozzes, but in the spring of 1740, the Marquis de Sanvitali came to Venice and soon carried her off. It was indeed difficult to resist this delightful marquis!
She was rallied upon the circumstance, and told that nieces were not usually so emotional. "That may be, gentlemen," she replied, "though I do not see why a niece should not love her uncle. But I have never loved anyone else but the hero of the tale, and I cannot see what difference there can be between one kind of love and another." "There are five kinds of love known to man," said M. Querini.
M. Querini looked at her admiringly, and seemed to have all the confidence of success which a good action gives to the mind. M. Morosini sat a pleased spectator. The others were attentive and curious as to what would come next. They listened to what was said, and hung on Marcoline's lips.
"And I mean to make the recognition a scene worthy of the drama. I intend that you shall be taken back to Venice by M. Querini himself, while your uncle will take care of you by his special orders." "I shall be delighted with this arrangement, provided it succeeds." "You may trust to me for that." At nine o'clock the next day I called on Morosini concerning the commissions he had for me.
"I know it for a fact," I said, in my turn; "for, two years ago, the lady was introduced as Madame Querini and with the title of excellency by General Spada to all the nobility in Cesena, where I was at that time." "I have no doubt of it," answered the ambassador, fixing his eyes upon me, "for Querini has himself written to me on the subject."
"But how did she know Querini?" "She has seen him at Venice, but she has never spoken to him." "I thought so; we have been laughing over it, but Querini is hugely pleased. But how did you get hold of her? She must be very young, as Memmo says she cannot speak French." "It would be a long story to tell, and after all we met through a mere chance." "She is not your niece."
If I ever marry, my husband will have to please me first." "Who has taught you this maxim?" said Querini. "My uncle, Casanova, who has, I verily believe, taught me everything that can be learnt in the two months I have been happy enough to live with him." "I congratulate the master and the pupil, but you are both too young to have learnt all the range of science.
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