You Know, My Dear, Continued Madam D'Espargnes, I Was Always An
Enemy To Any Thing That Had The Face Of Business, Yet Am I Now, Against
My Will, Involved In It By As Odd An Adventure As Perhaps You
Ever Heard.
Charlotta testifying some desire to be informed of what nature, the
other immediately satisfied her curiosity in this manner:
You know, said she, that on the late death of my father, his estate
devolved on my brother, an officer in those troops in Italy commanded by
the prince of Conti: - some wounds, which were looked upon as extremely
dangerous, obliged him, when the campaign was over, to continue in his
winter quarters; - on which he sent to monsieur the count to take
possession in his name; this was done; but an intricate affair relating
to certain sums lodged in a person's hand, and to be brought before the
parliament of Paris, could not be decided without the presence either of
him or myself who had been witness of the transaction. - I was extremely
loth to take so long a journey, being then in very ill health; and
hearing he was recovered, delayed it, as we then expected him in
person: - I sent a special messenger, however, in order to hasten his
return; - but instead of complying with my desires, I received a letter
from him, acquainting me that a business of more moment to him than any
thing in my power to guess at, required his presence in another place,
and insisted, by all the tenderness which had ever been between us, that
I would take on myself the management of this affair:
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