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Updated: June 26, 2025
It was the Marchioness d'Aout who had been his dresser. As I was too jealous to leave Armelline to her own devices, I refused to dance, preferring to watch her. I was not at all uneasy about Scholastica, who was with her betrothed.
I would not see Armelline's horror, who could not bear me to take a fancy to Emilie. Emilie said that she would be more at liberty when she was married, while Armelline, vexed at her giving me any hopes, told her sharply that a married woman had stricter duties to perform than a girl.
At this she took my hand and would have carried it to her lips, but I took it away rather roughly, greatly to her mortification. I was sitting in front of the fire between them, and I was sorry at having grieved her. "I beg pardon, Armelline," I said, "I only took my hand away because it was not worthy of being carried to your fair lips."
She wrote the names of Armelline and Emilie upon her tablets, so as to remember them on every occasion. I did not forget the mistress of my poor friend Menicuccio, but the time was not opportune for mentioning her name. The next day, however, I got the cardinal's ear, and told him that I was anxious to do something for the young man.
The princess approved of this advice, and a few days later she called for Emilie and Armelline, and brought them to her palace, where I awaited them with the cardinal, the prince, and the Duchess of Fiano.
"I was sure that I was in the way," said she; "and if you do not trust me, I warn you that I will not go with you to the opera to-morrow." "Well, then, embrace him," said Armelline. "With all my heart." I did not much care for Armelline's generosity, but I embraced Scholastica as warmly as she deserved.
Armelline replied that if I would adopt her as my daughter she was ready to follow me to the end of the world. "Then you are not afraid of my turning you from the path of duty?" "No, I feel quite safe with you." "And what do you say, dear Emilie?" "I shall love you too, when you do for me what the superioress will tell you to-morrow."
The superioress gave a smile of approbation, but I saw a dozen aged devotees pulling wry faces. Emilie dared not reply, but she took the princess's hand and kissed it, as if to summon her to keep her promise. As for me, I was delighted to see that though all the girls were really pretty, my Armelline eclipsed them all, as the light of the sun obscures the stars.
"I am very glad to hear it. Have you any children?" "Four; and the eldest, who is nine years old, is very like you." "Do you love her?" "I adore her, but I love the other three as well." As I wanted to go to breakfast with Armelline I begged Margarita to keep Mariuccia company till my return.
I went to Scholastica and told her the circumstances in the presence of her lover, begging her to refuse without compromising me. Her lover said I was perfectly right, but Scholastica required no persuasion, telling me that she had quite made up her mind not to sup with anyone. She came with me, and I told her to speak to Armelline apart before saying anything to the others.
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