\"HeinformedmethatManon，totallyunabletoendurethedreadofwant，and，aboveall，thecertaintyofbeingatonceobligedtodispensewithherequipage，hadbeggedofhimtomakeheracquaintedwithM。G————M————，whohadacharacterforliberality。Hecarefullyavoidedtellingmethatthiswastheresultofhisownadvice，andthathehadpreparedthewaybeforeheintroducedhissister。`Itookhertherethismorning，’saidhe，`andthefellowwassoenchantedwithherlooksthatheatonceinvitedhertoaccompanyhimtohiscountryseat，whereheisgonetopasssomedays。AsIplainlyperceived，’saidLescaut，`theadvantageitmaybetoyou，Itookcaretolethimknowthatshehadlatelyexperiencedveryconsiderablelosses；
andIsopiquedhisgenerositythathebeganbygivingherfourhundredcrowns。Itoldhimthatwaswellenoughforacommencement，butthatmysisterwouldhave，forthefuture，manydemandsformoney；thatshehadthechargeofayoungbrother，whohadbeenthrownuponherhandssincethedeathofourparents；andthat，ifhewishedtoprovehimselfworthyofheraffections，hewouldnotallowhertosufferuneasinessuponaccountofthischild，whomsheregardedaspartofherself。
Thisspeechproduceditseffect，heatoncepromisedtotakeahouseforyouandManon，foryoumustknowthatyouarethepoorlittleorphan。Heundertooktosetyouupinfurniture，andtogiveyoufourhundredlivresamonth，whichifIcalculaterightly，willamounttofourthousandeighthundredperannum。
Heleftorderswithhisstewardtolookoutforahouse，andtohaveitinreadinessbythetimehereturned。Youwillsoon，therefore，againseeManon，whobeggedofmetogiveyouathousandtendermessages，andtoassureyouthatshelovesyoumoredearlythanever。’
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