CHAPTERVII
MyBlundersintheFrenchLanguage，MySuccess，MyNumerousAcquaintances——LouisXV。——MyBrotherArrivesinParis。
AlltheItalianactorsinParisinsisteduponentertainingme，inordertoshewmetheirmagnificence，andtheyalldiditinasumptuousstyle。CarlinBertinazziwhoplayedHarlequin，andwasagreatfavouriteoftheParisians，remindedmethathehadalreadyseenmethirteenyearsbeforeinPadua，atthetimeofhisreturnfromSt。Petersburgwithmymother。HeofferedmeanexcellentdinneratthehouseofMadamedelaCaillerie，wherehelodged。Thatladywasinlovewithhim。IcomplimentedheruponfourcharmingchildrenwhomIsawinthehouse。Herhusband，whowaspresent，saidtome；
\"TheyareM。Carlin’schildren。\"
\"Thatmaybe，sir，butyoutakecareofthem，andastheygobyyourname，ofcoursetheywillacknowledgeyouastheirfather。\"