superstition that by making a change of any kind one changes the
her more gay and charming than I had seen her before.
"Dear Leonilda," I said, "the love I feel for you will suffer no
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you happy I am sure you will do the same by me."
As she spoke these delightful words the duke came in.
"Don Giacomo and I are talking of marrying," said she.
"Marriage, mia carissima," he replied, "ought to be well
shall have plenty of time to think it over afterwards."
"As you are going to marry," said the duke, "you can put.html">put off your
up our minds, and if we repent we have plenty of time before us."
He laughed and said we would talk it over next.html">next day. I gave my
and I went to the club, where we found the Duke de Monte Leone
I hope you will allow me to stake money."
"Just as you please; it comes to the same thing, but don't trouble
be able to recoup yourself for your losses."
"Thanks, I promise to break it or to lose as much."
I drew out sixthousand ducats, gave two thousand ducats to the
short time the duke left the table, and I finally succeeded in
told the duke of my victory the next day, he embraced me with
play that evening. This was some respite. We called on Leonilda,
spent the time in viewing the wonders of nature around Naples. In
and saw all the highest nobility of the place.
Next morning the duke told me that he had some business to do, and
me later on. I went to Leonilda, but as the duke did not put in
spent several hours with her, but I was obliged to obey her
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