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MEMOIRS OF JACQUES
CASANOVA de SEINGALT 1725-
1798 THE ETERNAL QUEST,
Volume 3a--PARIS AND
HOLLAND
THE RARE UNABRIDGED LONDON EDITION OF
1894 TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR MACHEN TO
WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED THE CHAPTERS
DISCOVERED BY ARTHUR SYMONS.
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PARIS AND HOLLAND
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CHAPTER I
Count Tiretta of Trevisa Abbe Coste--Lambertini, the
Pope's Niece Her Nick--Name for Tiretta The Aunt and
Niece--Our Talk by the Fireside-Punishment of Damien--
Tiretta's Mistake Anger of Madame*** --Their
Reconciliation--My Happiness with Mdlle. de la Meure
Silvia's Daughter--Mdlle, de la Meure Marries My
Despair and Jealousy--AChange far the Better
In the beginning of March, 1757, I received a letter from
my friend Madame Manzoni, which she sent to me by a
young man of good appearance, with a frank and high-
born air, whom I recognized as a ian by his accent.
He was young Count Tiretta de Trevisa,mended to
my care by Madame Manzoni, who said that he would tell
me his story, which I might be sure would be a true one.
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The kind woman sent to me by him a small box in which
she told me I should find all my manuscripts, as she did
not think she would ever see me again.
I gave Tiretta the heartiest of es, telling him that
he could not have found a better way to my favour than
through a woman to whom I was under the greatest
obligations.
"And now, that you may be at your ease with me, I should
like to know in what manner I can be of service to you?"
"I have need of your friendship, perhaps of your purse, but
at any rate of your protection."
"You have my friendship and my protection already, and
my purse is at your service."
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After expressing his gratitude to me, Tiretta said,
"A year ago the Supreme Council of my country entrusted
me with an employment dangerous to one o