“The English are now the greatest people in the world, because they are free and powerful. Gentlemen, I wish you a very good evening.”
I had never seen M—— M—— looking so beautiful as then, and I went out of the parlour ablaze with love, and glad as I had never been before. I walked with long strides towards my casino, without taking notice of the ambassador, who did not hurry himself in following me; I waited for him at my door.
“Well,” said I, “are you convinced now that you have been cheated?”
“Be quiet, we have time enough to talk about that. Let us go upstairs.”
“Shall I come?”
“Do. What do you think I could do by myself for four hours with that creature who is waiting for me? We will amuse ourselves with her.”
“Had we not better turn her out?”
“No; her master is coming for her at two o’clock in the morning. She would go and warn him, and he would escape my vengeance. We will throw them both out of the window.”
“Be moderate, for M—— M—— s honour depends on the secrecy we observe. Let us go upstairs. We shall have some fun. I should like to see the hussy.”
Murray was the first to enter the room. As soon as the girl saw me, she threw her handkerchief over her face, and told the ambassador that such behaviour was unworthy of him. He made no answer. She was not so tall as M—— M——, and she spoke bad French.