Casanova in London (1763) [ People ]
… she was too much amused to do so. “Stay by me,” she said, “if you want to know the names of the guests.” She sat down, making me sit on one side and Sophie on the other. Madame Cornelis then made her appearance, and everyone asked her the … I made the acquaintance of all the nobility and the Royal Family, for they were all there, with the exception of the king and queen, and the Prince of Wales. Madame Cornelis must have received more than twelve hundred guineas, but the … English, accosted me in French, and came to keep me company. I was astonished at his grave and reverend manner of speaking, and did not like to tell him that I wanted to dine with a pretty Englishwoman. At last, however, I summoned up …
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