Onhisdeath—bedhebecameaCatholicoutofdeferencetothetearsofhiswife；butashischildrencouldnotinherithisfortythousandpoundsinvestedinEngland，withoutconformingtotheChurchofEngland，thefamilyreturnedtoLondon，wherethewidowcompliedwithalltheobligationsofthelawofEngland。Whatwillpeoplenotdowhentheirinterestsareatstake！thoughinacaselikethisthereisnoneedtoblameapersonforyielding，toprejudiceswhichhadthesanctionofthelaw。
Itwasnowthebeginningoftheyear1758，andfiveyearsbefore，whenIwasatPadua，Ifellinlovewiththeeldestdaughter，butafewmonthsafter，whenwewereatVenice，MadameX。C。V。thoughtgoodtoexcludemefromherfamilycircle。Theinsultwhichthemotherputuponmewassoftenedbythedaughter，whowrotemeacharmingletter，whichIlovetoreadevennow。Imayaswellconfessthatmygriefwastheeasiertobearasmytimewastakenupbymyfairnun，M————M————，andmydearC————C—————。Nevertheless，Mdlle。X。C。V。，thoughonlyfifteen，wasofaperfectbeauty，andwasallthemorecharminginthattoherphysicaladvantagesshejoinedthoseofaculturedmind。
CountAlgarotti，theKingofPrussia’schamberlain，gaveherlessons，andseveralyoungnobleswereamonghersuitors，herpreferenceapparentlybeinggiventotheheirofthefamilyofMemmodeSt。
Marcuola。Hediedayearafterwards，whilehewasprocurator。
Mysurpriseatseeingthisfamilyatsuchatimeandplacemaybeimagined。Mdlle。X。C。V。sawmedirectly，andpointedmeouttohermother，whomadeasigntomewithherfantocometotheirbox。