Ярмарок марнославства

A Vagabond Chapter

           Petersburg,butwassummarilydismissedfromthatcapitalbythepolice,sothattherecannotbeanypossibilityoftruthinthereportthatshewasaRussianspyatToplitzandViennaafterwards.IhaveevenbeeninformedthatatParisshediscoveredarelationofherown,nolessapersonthanhermaternalgrandmother,whowasnotbyanymeansaMontmorenci,butahideousoldbox-openeratatheatreontheBoulevards.Themeetingbetweenthem,ofwhichotherpersons,asitishintedelsewhere,seemtohavebeenacquainted,musthavebeenaveryaffectinginterview.Thepresenthistoriancangivenocertaindetailsregardingtheevent.

           IthappenedatRomeoncethatMrs.deRawdon’shalf-year’ssalaryhadjustbeenpaidintotheprincipalbanker’sthere,and,aseverybodywhohadabalanceofabovefivehundredscudiwasinvitedtotheballswhichthisprinceofmerchantsgaveduringthewinter,Beckyhadthehonourofacard,andappearedatoneofthePrinceandPrincessPolonia’ssplendideveningentertainments.ThePrincesswasofthefamilyofPompili,lineallydescendedfromthesecondkingofRome,andEgeriaofthehouseofOlympus,whilethePrince’sgrandfather,AlessandroPolonia,soldwash-balls,essences,tobacco,andpocket-handkerchiefs,ranerrandsforgentlemen,andlentmoneyinasmallway.AllthegreatcompanyinRomethrongedtohissaloonsPrinces,Dukes,Ambassadors,artists,fiddlers,monsignori,youngbearswiththeirleaderseveryrankandconditionofman.

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