The Bessemer indicator., 1893-10-21
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shoulcera She often looks at me sed
.IMIst, 1 must not tell everything II
n dny. o-.s
stopped writing TO go on deck ene
admire the far off lines Ut the Cor.ican
coast disappearing in the blue horizon.
Yours uffectionntely,
"P. s. You will receive this letter
of mine, rs we'll as the rest, through
n third party who attends to my busi-
ness interests In Paris"
-Four dnys afterward second letter
came from Gontran. dated in Genoa:
..Uold me, my friend, hold me, as
cannot restrain the great admiration
which overcomes me. while j exclaim
wonderful delightful!-No one can
imagine anything like III Genoa u .
CITY that does not resemble any other.
1t has gulf, and oh! what guilt
and marble, marble everywhere. 700
much marblel They say the Liguros
founded Genoa about seven hundred
yenrs be fore Christ Later, the Ros
mans united II to the Gallia CisalpinA.
After the fall OF the Roman empire II
wus taken and passed through the
hands of different burbarous populA>
tions. until II became liege to Charlss
the Great At the beginning Of tho
flfth century Genoa declared itself An
independent city and was governed BY
consuls, upheld by the senate. Tbs
people gathered in assembly on tho
public square and took part in tho I'D.
ministration.
SIN 1879 the Genoesc and the Vene-
tiaus, who controlled the seas, began
to fight each other furiously and com-
pletely demoralized one another. ~
Here II may be we'll TO remark thAS
Gontran had before departing fcf
Cometa street, bought o Baedeker
guide.
"By the way; ! have found my En-
glish girl OF the steamer at Genoa.
We live In the same hotel, and shc v
accompanied by an uncle With long
whiskers and two cousins with pointed
teeth, / have been told that she BE-
longs to one OF the richest families OF
Cambridge The day after my arrival
/ began the attack. In love, ! mover
waste time. A maid, generously
bribed. has promised to convey TO Mia
Arabella (this is her name) = note, the
triumphant result OF which under
taking patiently await"
When Gontran wrote these sweet
words he had just dictated the items
OF his washing-list to his washer
woman, whose orthography had deeply
interested him.
Thus the letters to Guido do
Rheteuil followed one another for
three monthA 1t was . dood OF
rhapsody. The most amusing and
wonderful adventures wore described
in them: excursions in gondolss IN
Venice, fantastic serenndes ON the
Lake of Como; battles with brigAnds3
invitations to the Vatican. The Last
letter was dated from the foot Of the
crater of the Vesuvius.
Three months later, ut the races ~
tine Bois dc Boulogne, man thrown
himself into another mans arms
"Guido!'
"Gontran!"
"As you seel"
"You look wonderfully welli Ny
best compliments for your beautifully
bronzed complexion"
''Send your compliments to the sun
of Naples and the breezes Of Sorrento
"Oh yes, knowl'
"Did you receive my lettersf'
Every one Of them!"
"Did they interest your"
"They astonished me!'
Guido de Rheteuil seems to think .
minute, and then he asks with . smile:
80 you are satisfied with your
trip. are your
"Can you ask nc such . question:
Enthusiastic, my dear fcliow!A
''lf such Is the case, think you
ought to pay me the rent of the room
in Cometn street, which you have un-
fortunately neglected to do. You see,
my dear Gontran, have only these
small dividends to live on. My dear
fellow, am your landlord"