The Incognito (Volume 2); Or, Sins and Peccadillos baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1831. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... be insulted with impunity by the first countess in the land. No, --by no means. I will not." "Sir, you are growing insolent; I have done you too much honour in accepting your filthy gold." "Bless my soul," cried Don Marcos, half laughing, and half in a rage, "that is always the way with great people, they are continually giving us to understand their contempt for filthy gold, and yet I am surprised they are not afraid to soil their delicate fingers with it. No, no, they care not how far they go on contaminating themselves; and let me tell you, countess, you have evinced as much courage as any I ever knew in braving the dangers of the infection." "Sir, I shall trouble you to quit my house as soon as it is expedient." "I will do it with the greatest pleasure, and I have only farther to say, that I was a great fool in ever coming into it." "I agree with you there," said the countess, as she bowed him out of the room." We also agree with the lady. Thus it is clearly demonstrated that Don Marcos Cabezon' had been a fool; a very woful mischance for so great a banquero, and future Tesorerogeneral. The foregoing scene was short, pithy, and conclusive. The fire, though of short duration, was carried on very briskly, and each and all of our readers must by this time feel convinced, that they were as able to abuse as they had been formerly to compliment each other. They separated with mutual sentiments of rancour and indignation, and inwardly resolving to cherish such Christian feelings to the end of their lives. Don Marcos bounced out of the house in great agitation both of mind and body, and one must be really astonished how the man could support such repeated shocks of adversity. He must indeed have been endowed with peculiar strength of nerve and soul. He now hurried al...