Thenextyear, atjustaboutthesameperiod, Iwasseized, asoneiswithaperiodicalfever, withanewdesiretogotoItaly, -educatedmanoughttoseeFlorence, Venice, , also, theadditionaladvantageofprovidingmanysubjectsofconversationinsociety, andofgivingoneanopportunityforbringingforwardartisticgeneralitieswhichappearprofound.
ThistimeIwentalone, andIarrivedatGenoaatthesametimeastheyearbefore, , andactuallyhappenedtohavethesameroom.
IwasscarcelyinbedwhentherecollectionofFrancescawhich, sincetheeveningbefore, hadbeenfloatingvaguelythroughmymind, , andbydegreesthewishtoseeheragainseizedme, aconfuseddesireatfirst, , andifIshouldnotsucceed, Iwouldtaketheeveningtrain.
, perfectly—Victor-EmmanuelStreet, etc., etc., houseofthefurniture-dealer, atthebottomoftheyardontheright.
Ifounditwithouttheleastdifficulty, , whomusthavebeenveryhandsome, , shestillborethelinesofmajesticbeauty; heruntidyhairfelloverherforeheadandshoulders, , andonherwristsweresplendidbraceletsofGenoafiligreework.
InratherahostilemannersheaskedmewhatIwanted, andIrepliedbyrequestinghertotellmewhetherFrancescaRondolilivedthere.
"Whatdoyouwantwithher?" sheasked.
"Ihadthepleasureofmeetingherlastyear, andIshouldliketoseeheragain."
Theoldwomanlookedatmesuspiciously.
"Wheredidyoumeether?" sheasked.
"Whyhere, inGenoaitself."
"Whatisyourname?"
Ihesitatedamoment, ."Oh! youaretheFrenchman; howgladIamtoseeyou! ; yes, ! , , andthatyouwouldreturnbyGenoatofetchher, , Monsieur; andshewassounhappy; ."
