A Continuation of the History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1784 edition. Excerpt: ...my foot; but Vnlvtlle, eager to serve me, had preventetl even my wishes; the surgeon was sent for tu come with all possible speed; and in a sew minutes he was there. I pass over the apologies I made, dur. ing this short interval, for the trouble I had given him; they were the common compliments which every body knows how to tnnke on such occasions, which he answered in the usual manner. All that was particular was, that l spokc with the air of a person sensible of an obligation, who hail nothing to do but to make excuses sor a trouble which could not be avoided;-and he answered anfivered in a tone which prepared me for a more serious converst-ition. Even our mutual glances were a kind of prelude to it; he did not cast one at me which did not plainly say, ' l love youz' nor did l know what to do with mine, because they would have told him the some. _ ' We were both in this silent intercourso when the sot-geon entered; when, on the account Valville gave him of my miofortune, he told us that my foot must be examined. Iblushed at this proposal out of a Entiment of modesty; however, I composed myseis with the though! that had the prettiest little feet in the world; and that, though Valville was going to fee it, it wavnot my fault, since neoeflity obliged me to shew it before him; and that it WHS my fall, not I, that ought to hear the blame. We frequently imagine our confciences very scrupulous and tender; not on account of the sacrifices we make them, but of tlzc artifices we make use of to deceive and impose upon llicin,:ind 'thereby preve-nt our making them any sacrifices at all. I made some difficulty of' shewn-ing it, and was willing to pull off only my shoe; but this was not enough. I mushhy all means,' said the surgcon, ' lite the bottom...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1230092382
- ISBN 13 9781230092386
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages390
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