\"No,butIhaveoftenseenyoupassingundermywindow。IliveatSt。Roch,nearthebridge。\"
Thewayinwhichthewomantoldheryarnconvincedusthatshewasanadeptinthescienceofprostitution,butwethoughtCapsucefalo,inspiteofthecount,worthyofthepillory。ThegirlwasabouttenyearsolderthanM。M。,shewaspretty,butlight—complexioned,whilemybeautifulnunhadfinedarkbrownhairandwasatleastthreeinchestaller。
Aftertwelveo’clockwesatdowntosupper,anddidhonourtotheexcellentmealwhichmydearAntoinettehadpreparedforus。Wewerecruelenoughtoleavethepoorwretchwithoutofferinghersomuchasaglassofwine,butwethoughtitourduty。
Whileweweretalking,thejollyEnglishmanmadesomewittycommentsonmyeagernesstoconvincehimthathehadnotenjoyedM。M。’sfavours。
\"Ican’tbelieve,\"saidhe,\"thatyouhaveshewnsomuchinterestwithoutbeinginlovewiththedivinenun。\"