Corinne; Or, Italy (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: . S-; BOOK III. CORINNE. CHAPTER I. The Count d'Erfeuil had been present at the capitol, and called the next day on Lord Nevil, saying, " My dear Oswald, would you like me to take you to Corinne's this evening?"?" How?" interrupted Oswald, eagerly, "do you know her?"?"Not I; but so famous a person is always gratified by a desire to see her; and I wrote this morning for her permission to visit her house to-night, with you."?" I could have wished," replied Oswald, blushing, " that you had not named me thus without my consent."?"You should rather thank me for having spared you so many tedious formalities. Instead of going- to an ambassador, who would have led you to a cardinal, who might have taken you to a lady, who, perhaps, could have introduced you to Corinne, I shall present you, you will present me, and. we shall both be very well received."?" I am less confident than you; and, doubtless, it is but rational to conclude that so hasty a request must have displeased her."?"Not at all, I assure you, she is too sensible a girl, as her polite reply may prove." ?"Has she then answered you? What had you said, my dear Count t"?" Ah ! 'my dear Count, ' is it ?" laughed d'Erfeuil, "you melt apace, now you know that she has answered me; but I like you too well not to forgive all that. I humbly confess, then, that my note spoke more of myself than of you, and that hers gives your lordship's name precedence; but then, you know, I'm never jealous of my friends."?"Nay," returned Nevil, "it is not in vanity to expect that either of us can render ourselves agreeable to her. All I seek is sometimes to enjoy the society of so wondrous a being. This evening, then, since you have so arranged it."?" You will go with me?"?" Why, yes," rejoined Nevil, in visible confusion.?"Why, then, al...