"Trytopreventhisdoingso，"Iadded，"evenbyviolence，butinthefirstplaceendeavourtopacifyhim。"
Nodoubtthecountwasafraid，forhecalledouttohisservantsandorderedthemtofetchthepriest，whetherhecouldcomeorno。Hisorderwasexecuted，andthepriestwasledin，foamingwithrage，cursingthecount，callinghimexcommunicatedwretch，whoseverybreathwaspoisonous；swearingthatneveranothermassshouldbesunginthechapelthathadbeenpollutedwithsacrilege，andfinallypromisingthatthearchbishopshouldavengehim。
Thecountlethimsayon，andthenforcedhimintoachair，andtheunworthyecclesiasticnotonlyatebutgotdrunk。Thuspeacewasconcluded，andtheabbeforgotallhiswrongs。
AfewdayslatertwoCapuchinscametovisithimatnoon。Theydidnotgo，andashedidnotcaretodismissthem，dinnerwasservedwithoutanyplacebeinglaidforthefriars。Thereuponthebolderofthetwoinformedthecountthathehadhadnodinner。Withoutreplying，thecounthadhimacommodatedwithaplatefulofrice。TheCapuchinrefusedit，sayingthathewasworthytosit，notonlyathistable，butatamonarch’s。Thecount，whohappenedtobeinagoodhumour，repliedthattheycalledthemselves"unworthybrethren，"andthattheywereconsequentlynotworthyofanyofthisworld’sgoodthings。
TheCapuchinmadebutapooranswer，andasIthoughtthecounttobeintherightIproccededtobackhimup，tellingthefriarheoughttobeashamedathavingcommittedthesinofpride，sostrictlycondemnedbytherulesofhisorder。
TheCapuchinansweredmewithatorrentofabuse，sothecountorderedapairofscissorstobebrought，thatthebeardsofthefilthyroguesmightbecutoff。Atthisawfulthreatthetwofriarsmadetheirescape，andwelaughedheartilyovertheincident。
Ifallthecount’seccentricitieshadbeenofthiscomparativelyharmlessandamusingnature，Ishouldnothaveminded，butsuchwasfarfrombeingthecase。
Insteadofchylehisorgansmusthavedistilledsomevirulentpoison；hewasalwaysathisworstinhisafterdinnerhours。Hisappetitewasfurious；heatemorelikeatigerthanaman。Onedaywehappenedtobeeatingwoodcock，andIcouldnothelppraisingthedishinthestyleofthetruegourmand。Heimmediatelytookuphisbird，toreitlimbfromlimb，andgravelybademenottopraisethedishesIlikedasitirritatedhim。Ifeltaninclinationtolaughandalsoaninclinationtothrowthebottleathishead，whichIshouldprobablyhaveindulgedinhadIbeentwentyyearsyounger。However，Ididneither，feelingthatIshouldeitherleavehimoraccommodatemyselftohishumours。
ThreemonthslaterMadameCosta，theactresswhomhehadgonetoseeatGorice，toldmethatshewouldneverhavebelievedinthepossibilityofsuchacreatureexistingifshehadnotknownCountTorriano。
"Thoughheisavigorouslover，"shecontinued，"itisamatterofgreatdifficultywithhimtoobtainthecrisis；andthewretchedwomaninhisarmsisinimminentdangerofbeingstrangledtodeathifshecannotconcealheramorousecstacy。Hecannotbeartoseeanother’spleasure。
Ipityhiswifemostheartily。"
Iwillnowrelatetheincidentwhichputanendtomyrelationswiththisvenomouscreature。
AmidsttheidlenessandwearinessofSpessaIhappenedtomeetaveryprettyandveryagreeableyoungwidow。Imadehersomesmallpresents，andfinallypersuadedhertopassthenightinmyroom。Shecameatmidnighttoavoidobservation，andleftatday—breakbyasmalldoorwhichopenedontotheroad。
Wehadamusedourselvesinthispleasantmannerforaboutaweek，whenonemorningmysweetheartawokemethatImightclosethedoorafterherasusual。IhadscarcelydonesowhenIheardcriesforhelp。I
quicklyopeneditagain，andIsawthescoundrellyTorrianoholdingthewidowwithonehandwhilehebeatherfuriouslywithastickheheldintheother。Irusheduponhim，andwefelltogether，whilethepoorwomanmadeherescape。
Ihadonlymydresing—gownon，andhereIwasatadisadvantage；forcivilizedmanisapoorcreaturewithouthisclothes。However，Iheldthestickwithonehand，whileIqueezedhisthroatwiththeother。Onhissideheclungtothestickwithhisrighthand，andpulledmyhairwiththeleft。Atlasthistonguestartedoutandhehadtoletgo。
Iwasonmyfeetagaininaninstant，andseizingthestickIaimedasturdyblowathishead，which，luckilyforhim，hepartiallyparried。
Ididnotstrikeagain，sohegotup，ranalittleway，andbegantopickupstones。However，Ididnotwaittobepelted，butshutmyselfinmyroomandlaydownonthebed，onlysorrythatIhadnotchokedthevillainoutright。
AssoonasIhadrestedIlookedtomypistols，dressedmyself，andwentoutwiththeintentionoflookingforsomekindofconveyancetotakemebacktoGorice。WithoutknowingitItookaroadthatledmetothecottageofthepoorwidow，whomIfoundlookingcalmthoughsad。Shetoldmeshehadreceivedmostoftheblowsonhershoulders，andwasnotmuchhurt。Whatvexedherwasthattheaffairwouldbecomepublic，astwopeasantshadseenthecountbeatingher，andoursubsequentcombat。
Igavehertwosequins，begginghertocomeandseemeatGorice，andtotellmewhereIcouldfindaconveyance。
Hersisterofferedtoshewmethewaytoafarm，whereIcouldgetwhatIwanted。OnthewayshetoldmethatTorrianohadbeenhersister’senemybeforethedeathofherhusbandbecausesherejectedallhisproposals。
Ifoundagoodconveyanceatthefarm，andthemanpromisedtodrivemeintoGoricebydinner—time。
Igavehimhalf—a—crownasanearnest，andwentaway，tellinghimtocomeforme。
Ireturnedtothecount’sandhadscarcelyfinishedgettingreadywhentheconveyancedroveup。
Iwasabouttoputmyluggageinit，whenaservantcamefromthecountaskingmetogivehimamoment’sconversation。
IwroteanoteinFrench，sayingthatafterwhathadpassedweoughtnottomeetagainunderhisroof。
Aminutelaterhecameintomyroom，andshutthedoor，saying，——
"Asyouwon’tspeaktome，Ihavecometospeaktoyou。"
"Whathaveyougottosay？"
"Ifyouleavemyhouseinthisfashionyouwilldishonourme，andIwillnotallowit。"
"Excuseme，butIshouldverymuchliketoseehowyouaregoingtopreventmefromleavingyourhouse。"
"Iwillnotallowyoutogobyyourself；wemustgotogether。"
"Certainly；Iunderstandyouperfectly。Getyourswordoryourpistols，andwewillstartdirectly。Thereisroomfortwointhecarriage。"
"Thatwon’tdo。Youmustdinewithme，andthenwecangoinmycarriage。"
Youmakeamistake。IshouldbeafoolifIdinedwithyouwhenourmiserabledisputeisalloverthevillage；to—morrowitwillhavereachedGorice。"
"Ifyouwon’tdinewithme，Iwilldinewithyou，andpeoplemaysaywhattheylike。Wewillgoafterdinner，sosendawaythatconveyance。"
Ihadtogiveintohim。Thewretchedcountstayedwithmetillnoon，endeavouringtopersuademethathehadaperfectrighttobeatacountry—womanintheroad，andthatIwasaltogetherinthewrong。
Ilaughed，andsaidIwonderedhowhederivedhisrighttobeatafreewomananywhere，andthathispretencethatIbeingherloverhadnorighttoprotectherwasamonstrousone。
"Shehadjustleftmyarms，"Icontinued，"wasInotthereforehernaturalprotector？Onlyacowardoramonsterlikeyourselfwouldhaveremainedindifferent，though，indeed，Ibelievethatevenyouwouldhavedonethesame。"
Afewminutesbeforewesatdowntodinnerhesaidthatneitherofuswouldprofitbytheadventure，ashemeantthedueltobetothedeath。
"Idon’tagreewithyouasfarasIamconcerned，"Ireplied；"andastotheduel，youcanfightornotfight，asyouplease；formypartIhavehadsatisfaction。IfwecometoaduelIhopetoleaveyouinthelandoftheliving，thoughIshalldomybesttolayyouupforaconsiderabletime，sothatyoumayhaveleisuretoreflectonyourfolly。Ontheotherhand，iffortunefavoursyou，youmayactasyouplease"
"Wewillgointothewoodbyourselves，andmycoachmanshallhaveorderstodriveyouwhereveryoulikeifyoucomeoutofthewoodbyyourself。"
"Verygoodindeed；andwhichwouldyouprefer——swordsorpistols？"
"Swords，Ithink。"
"ThenIpromisetounloadmypistolsassoonaswegetintothecarriage。"
Iwasastonishedtofindtheusuallybrutalcountbecomequitepoliteattheprospectofaduel。Ifeltperfectlyconfidentmyself，asIwassureofflooringhimatthefirststrokebyapeculiarlunge。ThenI
couldescapethroughVenetianterritorywhereIwasnotknown。
ButIhadgoodreasonsforsupposingthattheduelwouldendinsmokeassomanyotherduelswhenoneofthepartiesisacoward，andacowardI
believedthecounttobe。
Westartedafteranexcellentdinner；thecounthavingnoluggage，andminebeingstrappedbehindthecarriage。
Itookcaretodrawthechargesofmypistolsbeforethecount。
IhadheardhimtellthecoachmantodrivetowardsGorice，buteverymomentIexpectedtohearhimorderthemantodriveupthisorthatturningthatwemightsettleourdifferences。
Iaskednoquestions，feelingthattheinitiativelaywithhim；butwedroveontillwewereatthegatesofGorice，andIburstoutlaughingwhenIheardthecountorderthecoachmantodrivetothepostinginn。
Assoonaswegottherehesaid，——
"Youwereintheright；wemustremainfriends。Promisemenottotellanyoneofwhathashappened。"
Igavehimthepromise；weshookhands，andeverythingwasover。
ThenextdayItookupmyabodeinoneofthequieteststreetstofinishmysecondvolumeonthePolishtroubles，butIstillmanagedtoenjoymyselfduringmystayatGorice。AtlastIresolvedonreturningtoTrieste，whereIhadmorechancesofservingandpleasingtheStateInquisitors。
IstayedatGoricetilltheendoftheyear1773，andpassedanextremelypleasantsixweeks。
MyadventureatSpessahadbecomepublicproperty。Atfirsteverybodyaddressedmeonthesubject，butasIlaughedandtreatedthewholethingasajokeitwouldsoonbeforgotten。Torrianotookcaretobemostpolitewheneverwemet；butIhadstampedhimasadangerouscharacter，andwheneverheaskedmetodinnerorsupperIhadotherengagements。
Duringthecarnivalhemarriedtheyoungladyofwhomhehadspokentome，andaslongashelivedherlifewasmisery。Fortunatelyhediedamadmanthirteenorfourteenyearsafter。
WhilstIwasatGoriceCountCharlesCoroninicontributedgreatlytomyenjoyment。Hediedfouryearslater，andamonthbeforehisdeathhesentmehiswillinostosyllabicItalianverses——aspecimenofphilosophicmirthwhichIstillpreserve。Itisfullofjestandwit，thoughIbelieveifhehadguessedthenearapproachofdeathhewouldnothavebeensocheerful，fortheprospectofimminentdestructioncanonlyenliventheheartofamaniac。
DuringmystayatGoriceacertainM。RichardLorraincamethere。Hewasabachelorofforty，whohaddonegoodfinancialserviceundertheVienneseGovernment，andhadnowretiredwithacomfortablepension。Hewasafineman，andhisagreeablemannersandexcellenteducationprocuredhimadmissionintothebestcompanyinthetown。
ImethimatthehouseofCountTorres，andsoonafterhewasmarriedtotheyoungcountess。
InOctoberthenewCouncilofTenandthenewInquisitorstookoffice，andmyprotectorswrotetomethatiftheycouldnotobtainmypardoninthecourseofthenexttwelvemonthstheywouldbeinclinedtodespair。
ThefirstoftheInquisitorswasSagredo，andintimatefriendoftheProcuratorMorosini’s；thesecond，Grimani，thefriendofmygoodDandolo；andM。Zaguriwrotetomethathewouldanswerforthethird，who，accordingtolaw，wasoneofthesixcouncillorswhoassisttheCouncilofTen。
ItmaynotbegenerallyknownthattheCouncilofTenisreallyacouncilofseventeen，astheDogehasalwaysarighttobepresent。
IreturnedtoTriestedeterminedtodomybestfortheTribunal，forI
longedtoreturntoVeniceafternineteenyears’wanderings。
Iwasthenforty—nine，andIexpectednomoreofFortune’sgifts，forthedeitydespisesthoseofripeage。Ithought，however，thatImightlivecomfortablyandindependentlyatVenice。
Ihadtalentsandexperience，Ihopedtomakeuseofthem，andIthoughttheInquisitorswouldfeelboundtogivemesomesufficientemployment。
IwaswritingthehistoryofthePolishtroubles，thefirstvolumewasprinted，thesecondwasinpreparation，andIthoughtofconcludingtheworkinsevenvolumes。AfterwardsIhadatranslationofthe"Iliad"inview，andotherliteraryprojectswouldnodoubtpresentthemselves。
Infine，IthoughtmyselfsureoflivinginVenice，wheremanypersonswhowouldbebeggarselsewherecontinuetoliveattheirease。
IleftGoriceonthelastdayofDecember，1773，andonJanuary1stI
tookupmyabodeatTrieste。
Icouldnothavereceivedawarmerwelcome。BaronPittoni，theVenetianconsul，allthetowncouncillors，andthemembersoftheclub，seemeddelightedtoseemeagain。Mycarnivalwasapleasantone，andinthebeginningofLentIpublishedthesecondvolumeofmyworkonPoland。
ThechiefobjectofinteresttomeatTriestewasanactressinacompanythatwasplayingthere。Shewasnootherthanthedaughteroftheso—calledCountRinaldi，andmyreadersmayrememberherunderthenameofIrene。IhadlovedheratMilan，andneglectedheratGenoaonaccountofherfather’smisdeeds，andatAvignonIhadrescuedheratMarcoline’srequest。ElevenyearshadpassedbysinceIhadheardofher。
Iwasastonishedtoseeher，andIthinkmoresorrythanglad，forshewasstillbeautiful，andImightfallinloveagain；andbeingnolongerinapositiontogiveherassistance，theissuemightbeunfortunateforme。However，Icalledonherthenextday，andwasgreetedwithashriekofdelight。Shetoldmeshehadseenmeatthetheatre，andfeltsureIwouldcomeandseeher。
Sheintroducedmetoherhusband，whoplayedpartslikeScapin，andtohernine—year—olddaughter，whohadatalentfordancing。
Shegavemeanabridgedaccountofherlifesincewehadmet。IntheyearIhadseenheratAvignonshehadgonetoTurinwithherfather。
AtTurinshefellinlovewithherpresenthusband，andleftherparentstojoinherlottohis。
"Sincethat，"shesaid，"Ihaveheardofmyfather’sdeath，butIdonotknowwhathasbecomeofmymother。"
Aftersomefurtherconversationshetoldmeshewasafaithfulwife，thoughshedidnotpushfidelitysofarastodrivearichlovertodespair。
"Ihavenolovershere，"sheadded，"butIgivelittlesupperstoafewfriends。Idon’tmindtheexpense，asIwinsomemoneyatfaro。"
Shewasthebanker，andshebeggedmetojointhepartynowandthen。
"Iwillcomeaftertheplayto—night，"Ireplied，"butyoumustnotexpectanyhighplayofme。"
Ikepttheappointmentandsuppedwithanumberofsillyyoungtradesmen，whowereallinlovewithher。
Aftersuppersheheldabank，andIwasgreatlyastonishedwhenIsawhercheatingwithgreatdexterity。Itmademewanttolaugh；however，I
lostmyflorinswithagoodgraceandleft。However，IdidnotmeantoletIrenethinkshewasdupingme，andIwenttoseehernextmorningatrehearsal，andcomplimentedheronherdealing。ShepretendednottounderstandwhatImeant，andonmyexplainingmyselfshehadtheimpudencetotellmethatIwasmistaken。
InmyangerIturnedmybackonhersaying，"Youwillbesorryforthissomeday。"
Atthisshebegantolaugh，andsaid，"Well，well，Iconfess！andifyoutellmehowmuchyoulostyoushallhaveitback，andifyoulikeyoushallbeapartnerinthegame。"
"No，thankyou，Irene，Iwillnotbepresentatanymoreofyoursuppers。ButIwarnyoutobecautious；gamesofchancearestrictlyforbidden。"
"Iknowthat，butalltheyoungmenhavepromisedstrictsecrecy。"
"Comeandbreakfastwithmewheneveryoulike。"
Afewdayslatershecame，bringingherdaughterwithher。Thegirlwaspretty，andallowedmetocaressher。
OnedayBaronPittonimetthematmylodgings，andashelikedyounggirlsaswellasIhebeggedIrenetomakeherdaughterincludehiminherlistoffavouredlovers。
Iadvisedhernottorejecttheoffer，andthebaronfellinlovewithher，whichwasapieceofluckforIrene，asshewasaccusedofplayingunlawfulgames，andwouldhavebeenseverelytreatedifthebaronhadnotgivenherwarning。Whenthepolicepouncedonher，theyfoundnogamingandnogamesters，andnothingcouldbedone。
IreneleftTriesteatthebeginningofLentwiththecompanytowhichshebelonged。ThreeyearslaterIsawheragainatPadua。Herdaughterhadbecomeacharminggirl，andouracquaintancewasrenewedinthetenderestmanner。
[ThusabruptlyendtheMemoirsofGiacomeCasanova，ChevalierdeSeingalt，KnightoftheGoldenSpur，ProthonotaryApostolic，andScoundrelCosmopolitic。]
EndOldAgeandDeathByJacquesCasanovaMEMOIRSOFJACQUESCASANOVAdeSEINGALT1725—1798
SPANISHPASSIONS，Volume6e——OLDAGEANDDEATH
THEMEMOIRSOFJACQUESCASANOVADESEINGALT
THERAREUNABRIDGEDLONDONEDITIONOF1894TRANSLATEDBYARTHURMACHENTO
WHICHHASBEENADDEDTHECHAPTERSDISCOVEREDBYARTHURSYMONS。
OLDAGEANDDEATHOFCASANOVA
APPENDIXANDSUPPLEMENT
Whethertheauthordiedbeforetheworkwascomplete，whethertheconcludingvolumesweredestroyedbyhimselforhisliteraryexecutors，orwhethertheMS。fellintobadhands，seemsamatterofuncertainty，andthematerialsavailabletowardsacontinuationoftheMemoirsareextremelyfragmentary。Weknow，however，thatCasanovaatlastsucceededinobtaininghispardonfromtheauthoritiesoftheRepublic，andhereturnedtoVenice，whereheexercisedthehonourableofficeofsecretagentoftheStateInquisitors——inplainlanguage，hebecameaspy。ItseemsthattheKnightoftheGoldenSpurmadearatherindifferent"agent；"notsurely，asaFrenchwritersuggests，becausethedirtyworkwastoodirtyforhisfingers，butprobablybecausehewasgettingoldandstupidandout—of—date，andfailedtokeepintouchwithnewformsofturpitude。HeleftVeniceagainandpaidavisittoVienna，sawbelovedParisoncemore，andtheremetCountWallenstein，orWaldstein。Theconversationturnedonmagicandtheoccultsciences，in，whichCasanovawasanadept，asthereaderoftheMemoirswillremember，andthecounttookafancytothecharlatan。InshortCasanovabecamelibrarianatthecount’sCastleofDux，nearTeplitz，andtherehespentthefourteenremainingyearsofhislife。
AsthePrincedeLigne（fromwhoseMemoirswelearntheseparticulars）
remarks，Casanova’slifehadbeenastormyandadventurousone，anditmighthavebeenexpectedthathewouldhavefoundhispatron’slibraryapleasantrefugeaftersomanytoilsandtravels。Butthemancarriedroughweatherandstorminhisownheart，andfounddailyopportunitiesofmortificationandresentment。Thecoffeewasillmade，themaccaroninotcookedinthetrueItalianstyle，thedogshadbayedduringthenight，hehadbeenmadetodineatasmalltable，theparishpriesthadtriedtoconverthim，thesouphadbeenservedtoohotonpurposetoannoyhim，hehadnotbeenintroducedtoadistinguishedguest，thecounthadlentabookwithouttellinghim，agroomhadnottakenoffhishat；
suchwerehiscomplaints。ThefactisCasanovafelthisdependentpositionandhisutterpoverty，andwasallthemoredeterminedtostandtohisdignityasamanwhohadtalkedwithallthecrownedheadsofEurope，andhadfoughtaduelwiththePolishgeneral。Andhehadanotherreasonforfindinglifebitter——hehadlivedbeyondhistime。
LouisXV。wasdead，andLouisXVI。hadbeenguillotined；theRevolutionhadcome；andCasanova，hisdress，andhismanners，appearedasoddandantiqueassome"bloodoftheRegency"wouldappeartousofthesedays。
Sixtyyearsbefore，Marcel，thefamousdancing—master，hadtaughtyoungCasanovahowtoenteraroomwithalowlyandceremoniousbow；andstill，thoughtheeighteenthcenturyisdrawningtoaclose，oldCasanovaenterstheroomsofDuxwiththesamestatelybow，butnoweveryonelaughs。OldCasanovatreadsthegravemeasuresoftheminuet；theyapplaudedhisdancingonce，butnoweveryonelaughs。YoungCasanovawasalwaysdressedintheheightofthefashion；buttheageofpowder，wigs，velvets，andsilkshasdeparted，andoldCasanova’sattemptsatelegance（"Strass"
diamondshavereplacedthegenuinestoneswithhim）arelikewisegreetedwithlaughter。NowondertheoldadventurerdenouncesthewholehouseofJacobinsandcanaille；theworld，hefeels，ispermanentlyoutofjointforhim；everythingiscross，andeveryoneisinaconspiracytodrivetheironintohissoul。
Atlastthesepersecutions，realorimaginary，drivehimawayfromDux；
heconsidershisgeniusbidshimgo，and，asbefore，heobeys。Casanovahasbutlittlepleasureorprofitoutofthishislastjourney；hehastodanceattendanceinante—chambers；noonewillgivehimanyoffice，whetherastutor，librarian，orchamberlain。Inonequarteronlyishewellreceived——namely，bythefamousDukeofWeimar；butinafewdayshebecomesmadlyjealousoftheduke’smorefamousprotegees，GoetheandWieland，andgoesoffdeclaimingagainstthemandGermanliteraturegenerally——withwhichliteraturehewaswhollyunacquainted。FromWeimartoBerlin；wherethereareJewstowhomhehasintroductions。Casanovathinksthemignorant，superstitious，andknavish；buttheylendhimmoney，andhegivesbillsonCountWallenstein，whicharepaid。InsixweeksthewandererreturnstoDux，andiswelcomedwithopenarms；hisjourneysareoveratlast。
Butnothistroubles。Aweekafterhisreturntherearestrawberriesatdessert；everyoneisservedbeforehimself，andwhentheplatecomesroundtohimitisempty。Worsestill:hisportraitismissingfromhisroom，andisdiscovered’salementplacardealaportedeslieuxd’aisance’！
Fivemoreyearsofliferemainedtohim。Theywerepassedinsuchpettymortificationsaswehavenarrated，ingrievingoverhis’afreusevieillesse’，andinlamentsovertheconquestofhisnativelandVenice，oncesosplendidandpowerful。Hisappetitebegantofail，andwithitfailedhislastsourceofpleasure，sodeathcametohimsomewhatasarelease。Hereceivedthesacramentswithdevotion，exclaimed，——
"GrandDieu，etvoustoustemoinsdemamort，j’aivecuenphilosophe，etjemeursenChretien，"andsodied。
Itwasaquietendingtoawonderfullybrilliantandentirelyuselesscareer。IthasbeensuggestedthatiftheageinwhichCasanovalivedhadbeenlesscorrupt，hehimselfmighthaveusedhisallbutuniversaltalentstosomeadvantage，buttoourmindCasanovawouldalwayshaveremainedCasanova。Hecameofafamilyofadventurers，andthereaderofhisMemoirswillremarkhowhecontinuallyruinedhisprospectsbyhisineradicablelovefordisreputablecompany。His"Bohemianism"wasinhisblood，andinhisoldageheregrets——nothispastfollies，buthisinabilitytocommitfollyanylonger。NowandagainweareinclinedtopronounceCasanovatobeanamiableman；andiftohisgenerosityandgoodnaturehehadaddedsomeelementaryknowledgeofthedistinctionbetweenrightandwrong，hemightcertainlyhavelaidsomeclaimtothecharacter。ThePrincedeLignedrawsthefollowingportraitofhimunderthenameofAventuros:
"Hewouldbeahandsomemanifhewerenotugly；heistallandstronglybuilt，buthisdarkcomplexionandhisglitteringeyesgivehimafierceexpression。Heiseasiertoannoythanamuse；helaughslittlebutmakesotherslaughbythepeculiarturnhegivestohisconversation。Heknowseverythingexceptthosemattersontheknowledgeofwhichhechieflyprideshimself，namely，dancing，theFrenchlanguage，goodtaste，andknowledgeoftheworld。Everythingabouthimiscomic，excepthiscomedies；andallhiswritingsarephilosophical，savingthosewhichtreatofphilosophy。Heisaperfectwellofknowledge，buthequotesHomerandHoraceadnauseam。"
SUPPLEMENT
TO
THEMEMOIRSOF
JACQUESCASANOVA
DESEINGALT
ContaininganOutlineofCasanova’scareerfromtheyear1774，whenhisownMemoirsabruptlyend，untilhisdeathin1798
PARTTHEFIRST
VENICE
1774—1782
CASANOVA’SRETURNTOVENICE
ThusCasanovaendedhisMemoirs，concludinghisnarrativewithhissojournatTrieste，inJanuary1774，wherehehadremained，exceptforafewexcursions，sincethe15thNovember1772。Hewasforty—nineyearsofage。SincehisunfortunateexperiencesinEngland，thelossofhisfortuneandthefailureofhiseffortstoobtaincongenialandremunerativeemploymentinGermanyorRussia，hehadcometoconcentratehiseffortsonareturntohisnativecity。
Ofhisfaithfulfriends，thenoblesBragadin，BarbaroandDandolo，thefirsthaddiedin1767，havinggoneintodebt"thatImighthaveenough，"
sendingCasanova，fromhisdeath—bed，alastgiftofathousandcrowns。
Barbarowhohaddiedalso，in1771，leftCasanovaalife—incomeofsixsequinsamonth。Thesurvivor，Dandolo，waspoor，butuntilhisdeath，healsogaveCasanovaamonthlyprovisionofsixsequins。
However，CasanovawasnotwithoutinfluentialfriendswhomightnotonlyobtainapardonfromtheStateInquisitorsbutalsoassisthimtoemployment；and，infact，itwasthroughsuchinfluenceasthatwieldedbytheAvogadorZaguriandtheProcuratorMorosini，thatCasanovareceivedhispardon，andlater，apositionas"Confidant，"orSecretAgent，totheInquisitorsatVenice。
Casanovare—enteredVenicethe14thSeptember1774and，presentinghimself，onthe18th，toMarc—AntoineBusinello，SecretaryoftheTribunaloftheInquisitorsofState，wasadvisedthatmercyhadbeenaccordedhimbyreasonofhisrefutationoftheHistoryoftheVenetianGovernmentbyAmelotdelaHoussaiewhichhehadwrittenduringhisforty—twodayimprisonmentatBarcelonain1768。ThethreeInquisitors，FrancescoGrimani，FrancescoSagredoandPaoloBembo，invitedhimtodinnertohearhisstoryofhisescapefromTheLeads。
In1772，Bandiera，theRepublic’sresidentatAncona，drewthisportraitofCasanova:
"OneseeseverywherethisunhappyrebelagainstthejusticeoftheAugustCouncil，presentinghimselfboldly，hisheadcarriedhigh，andwellequipped。HeisreceivedinmanyhousesandannounceshisintentionofgoingtoTriesteand，fromthere，ofreturningtoGermany。Heisamanoffortyyearsormore，"[inreality，forty—seven]"ofhighstatureandexcellentappearance，vigorous，ofaverybrowncolor，theeyebright，thewigshortandchestnut—brown。Heissaidtobehaughtyanddisdainful；hespeaksatlength，withspiritanderudition。"[LetterofinformationtotheVeryIllustriousGiovanniZon，SecretaryoftheAugustCouncilofTenatVenice。2October1772。]
ReturningtoVeniceafteranabsenceofeighteenyears，Casanovarenewedhisacquaintancewithmanyoldfriends，amongwhomwere:
TheChristineoftheMemoirs。Charles，whomarriedChristine，themarriagebeingarrangedbyCasanovawhileinVenicein1747，wasoffinancialassistancetoCasanova，who"foundhimatruefriend。"Charlesdied"afewmonthsbeforemylastdeparturefromVenice，"in1783。
Mlle。X————C————V————，reallyGiustinadeWynne，widowoftheCountRosenberg，AustrianAmbassadoratVenice。"Fifteenyearsafterwards，I
sawheragainandshewasawidow，happyenough，apparently，andenjoyingagreatreputationonaccountofherrank，witandsocialqualities，butourconnectionwasneverrenewed。"
Callimena，whowaskindtohim"forlove’ssakealone"atSorrentoin1770。
Marcoline，thegirlhetookawayfromhisyoungerbrother，theAbbyCasanova，atGenevain1763。
FatherBalbi，thecompanionofhisflightfromTheLeads。
DoctorGozzi，hisformerteacheratPadua，nowbecomeArch—PriestofSt。
GeorgeoftheValley，andhissisterBetting。"WhenIwenttopayhimavisit……shebreathedherlastinmyarms，in1776，twenty—fourhoursaftermyarrival。Iwillspeakofherdeathinduetime。"
AngelaToselli，hisfirstpassion。In1758thisgirlmarriedtheadvocateFrancescoBarnabaRizzotti，andinthefollowingyearshegavebirthtoadaughter，MariaRizzotti（latermarriedtoaM。Kaiser）wholivedatViennaandwhoseletterstoCasanovawerepreservedatDux。
C————C————，theyounggirlwhoseloveaffairwithCasanovabecameinvolvedwiththatofthenunM————M————CasanovafoundherinVenice"awidowandpoorlyoff。"
ThedancinggirlBinetti，whoassistedCasanovainhisflightfromStuttgartin1760，whomhemetagaininLondonin1763，andwhowasthecauseofhisduelwithCountBranickiatWarsawin1766。ShedancedfrequentlyatVenicebetween1769and1780。
ThegoodandindulgentMme。Manzoni，"ofwhomIshallhavetospeakveryoften。"
ThepatriciansAndreaMemmoandhisbrotherBernardowho，withP。ZaguriwerepersonagesofconsiderablestandingintheRepublicandwhoremainedhisconstantfriends。AndreaMemmowasthecauseoftheembarrassmentinwhichMlle。X————C————V————foundherselfinParisandwhichCasanovavainlyendeavoredtoremovebyapplicationsofhisastonishingspecific，the’arophofParacelsus’。
ItwasatthehouseofthesefriendsthatCasanovabecameacquaintedwiththepoet，LorenzoDaPonte。"Imadehisacquaintance，"saysthelatter，inhisownMemoirs，"atthehouseofZaguriandthehouseofMemmo，whobothsoughtafterhisalwaysinterestingconversation，acceptingfromthismanallhehadofgood，andclosingtheireyes，onaccountofhisgenius，upontheperversepartsofhisnature。"
LorenzoDaPonte，knownaboveallasMozart’slibrettist，andwhoseyouthmuchresembledthatofCasanova，wasaccusedofhavingeatenhamonFridayandwasobligedtofleefromVenicein1777，toescapethepunishmentoftheTribunalofBlasphemies。InhisMemoirs，hespeaksunsparinglyofhiscompatriotandyet，asM。Ravanotes，inthenumerouslettershewroteCasanova，andwhichwerepreservedatDux，heproclaimshisfriendshipandadmiration。
IreneRinaldi，whomhemetagainatPaduain1777，withherdaughterwho"hadbecomeacharminggirl；andouracquaintancewasrenewedinthetenderestmanner。"
Theballet—girlAdelaide，daughterofMme。Soavi，whowasalsoadancer，andofaM。deMarigny。
Barbara，whoattractedCasanova’sattentionatTrieste，in1773，whilehewasfrequentingafamilynamedLeo，buttowardwhomhehadmaintainedanattitudeofrespect。Thisgirl，onmeetinghimagainin1777，declaredthat"shehadguessedmyrealfeelingsandhadbeenamusedbymyfoolishrestraint。"
AtPesaro，theJewessLeah，withwhomhehadthemostsingularexperiencesatAnconain1772。
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RELATIONSWITHTHEINQUISITORS
SoonafterreachingVenice，CasanovalearnedthattheLandgraveofHesseCassel，followingtheexampleofotherGermanprinces，wishedaVenetiancorrespondentforhisprivateaffairs。Throughsomeinfluencehebelievedhemightobtainthissmallemployment；butbeforeapplyingforthepositionheappliedtotheSecretaryoftheTribunalforpermission。
Apparentlynothingcameofthis，andCasanovaobtainednodefiniteemploymentuntil1776。
Earlyin1776，CasanovaenteredtheserviceoftheTribunalofInquisitorsasan"occasionalConfidant，"underthefictitiousnameofAntonioPratiloni，givinghisaddressas"attheCasinoofS。E。MarcoDandolo。"
InOctober1780，hisappointmentwasmoredefinitelyestablishedandhewasgivenasalaryoffifteenducatsamonth。This，withthesixsequinsoflife—incomeleftbyBarbaroandthesixgivenbyDandolo，gavehimamonthlyincomeofthreehundredandeighty—fourlires——aboutseventy—fourU。S。dollars——from1780untilhisbreakwiththeTribunalattheendof1781。
IntheArchivesofVenicearepreservedforty—eightlettersfromCasanova，includingtheReportshewroteasa"Confidant，"allinthesamehandwritingasthemanuscriptoftheMemoirs。TheReportsmaybedividedintotwoclasses:thosereferringtocommercialorindustrialmatters，andthosereferringtothepublicmorals。
Amongthoseofthefirstclass，wefind:
AReportrelatingtoCasanova’ssuccessinhavingachangemadeintherouteoftheweeklydiligencerunningfromTriestetoMestre，forwhichservice，renderedduringCasanova’sresidenceatTriestein1773，hereceivedencouragementandthesumofonehundredducatsfromtheTribunal。
AReport，the8thSeptember1776，withinformationconcerningtherumoredprojectofthefutureEmperorofAustriatoinvadeDalmatiaafterthedeathofMariaTheresa。CasanovastatedhehadreceivedthisinformationfromaFrenchman，M。SalzdeChalabre，whomhehadknowninParistwentyyearsbefore。ThisM。Chalabre[printedCalabre]wasthepretendednephewofMme。Amelin。"Thisyoungmanwasaslikeherastwodropsofwater，butshedidnotfindthatasufficientreasonforavowingherselfhismother。"Theboywas，infact，thesonofMme。AmelinandofM。deChalabre，whohadlivedtogetherforalongtime。
AReport，the12thofDecember1776，ofasecretmissiontoTrieste，inregardtoaprojectofthecourtofViennaformakingFiumeaFrenchport；theobjectbeingtofacilitatecommunicationsbetweenthisportandtheinteriorofHungary。Forthisinquiry，Casanovareceivedsixteenhundredlires，hisexpendituresamountingtosevenhundredandsixty—sixlires。
AReport，May—July1779，ofanexcursioninthemarketofAnconaforinformationconcerningthecommercialrelationsofthePontificalStateswiththeRepublicofVenice。AtForli，inthecourseofthisexcursion，Casanovavisitedthedancing—girlBinetti。ForthismissionCasanovareceivedforty—eightsequins。
AReport，January1780，remarkingaclandestinerecruitingcarriedoutbyacertainMarrazzaniforthe[Prussian]regimentofZarembal。
AReport，the11thOctober1781，regardingaso—calledBaldassareRossetti，aVenetiansubjectlivingatTrieste，whoseactivitiesandprojectswereofanaturetoprejudicethecommerceandindustryoftheRepublic。
AmongtheReportsrelatingtopublicmoralsmaybenoted:
December1776。AReportontheseditiouscharacterofaballetcalled"Coriolanus。"Thebackofthisreportisinscribed:"TheimpressarioofS。Benedetto，Mickeldel’Agata，shallbesummonedimmediately；ithasbeenorderedthathecease，underpenaltyofhislife，fromgivingtheballetCoriolanusatthetheater。Further，heistocollectanddepositalltheprintedprogrammesofthisballet。"
December1780。AReportcallingtotheattentionoftheTribunalthescandalousdisordersproducedinthetheaterswhenthelightswereextinguished。
3rdMay1781。AReportremarkingthattheAbbECarloGrimanibelievedhimselfexempt，inhispositionasapriest，fromtheinterdictionlaidonpatriciansagainstfrequentingforeignministersandtheirsuites。OnthebackofthisReportiswritten:"SerJeanCarlo，AbbeGrimani，tobegentlyreminded，bytheSecretary，oftheinjunctiontoabstainfromallcommercewithforeignministersandtheiradherents"
Venetiannobleswereforbiddenunderpenaltyofdeathfromholdinganycommunicationwithforeignambassadorsortheirhouseholds。ThiswasintendedasaprecautiontopreservethesecretsoftheSenate。
26thNovember1781。AReportconcerningapaintingacademywherenudestudiesweremade，frommodelsofbothsexes，whilescholarsonlytwelveorthirteenyearsofagewereadmitted，andwheredilettanteswhowereneitherpaintersnordesigners，attendedthesessions。
22ndDecember1781。Byorder，CasanovareportedtotheTribunalalistoftheprincipallicentiousorantireligiousbookstobefoundinthelibrariesandprivatecollectionsatVenice:laPucelle；laPhilosophiedel’Histoire；L’Espritd’Helvetius；laSainteChandelled’Arras；lesBijouxindiscrets；lePortierdesChartreux；lesPosiesdeBaffo；OdeaPriape；dePiron；etc。，etc。
InconsideringthisReport，whichhasbeenthesubjectofviolentcriticism，weshouldbearinmindthreepoints:
first——theInquisitorsrequiredthisinformation；second——nooneintheiremploycouldhavebeeninabetterpositiontogiveitthanCasanova；
third——Casanovawasmorallyandeconomicallybound，asanemployeeoftheTribunal，tofurnishtheinformationordered，whateverhispersonaldistastefortheundertakingmayhavebeen。Wemayevenassumethathepermittedhimselftoexpresshisfeelingsinsomeindiscreetway，andhisbreakwiththeTribunalfollowed，for，attheendof1781，hiscommissionwaswithdrawn。Certainly，Casanova’salmostabsolutedependenceonhissalary，influencedtheletterhewrotetheInquisitorsatthistime。
"TotheIllustriousandMostExcellentLords，theInquisitorsofState:
"Filledwithconfusion，overwhelmedwithsorrowandrepentance，recognizingmyselfabsolutelyunworthyofaddressingmyvilelettertoYourExcellenciesconfessingthatIhavefailedinmydutyintheopportunitieswhichpresentedthemselves，I，JacquesCasanova，invoke，onmyknees，themercyofthePrince；Ibegthat，incompassionandgrace，theremaybeaccordedmethatwhich，inalljusticeandonreflection，mayberefusedme。
"IasktheSovereignMunificencetocometomyaid，sothat，withthemeansofsubsistence，Imayapplymyselfvigorously，inthefuture，totheservicetowhichIhavebeenprivileged。
"Afterthisrespectfulsupplication，thewisdomofYourExcellenciesmayjudgethedispositionofmyspiritandofmyintentions。
TheInquisitorsdecidedtoawardCasanovaonemonth’spay，butspecifiedthatthereafterhewouldreceivesalaryonlywhenherenderedimportantservices。
In1782CasanovamadeafewmoreReportstotheTribunal，foroneofwhich，regardingthefailureofaninsuranceandcommercialhouseatTrieste，hereceivedsixsequins。Butthepartofaguardianofthepublicmorals，eventhroughnecessity，wasundoubtedlyunpleasanttohim；
and，inspiteofthefinancialloss，itmaybethathisreleasewasarelief。
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FRANCESCABUSCHINI
IntimatelyconnectedwithCasanova’slifeatthisperiodwasagirlnamedFrancescaBuschini。Thisnamedoesnotappearinanyoftheliterary，artisticortheatricalrecordsoftheperiod，and，ofthegirl，nothingisknownotherthanthatwhichsheherselftellsusinherletterstoCasanova。Fromtheseveryhumanletters，however，wemayobtain，notonlycertainfacts，butalso，averyexcellentideaofhercharacter。
Thirty—twoofherletters，datedbetweenJuly1779andOctober1787，writtenintheVenetiandialect，werepreservedinthelibraryatDux。
Shewasaseamstress，althoughoftenwithoutwork，andhadabrother，ayoungersisterandalsoamotherlivingwithher。Theprobabilitiesarethatshewasagirlofthemostusualsort，butgreatlyattachedtoCasanovawho，eveninhispoverty，musthavedazzledherasabeingfromanotherworld。ShewashislastVenetianlove，andremainedafaithfulcorrespondentuntil1787；anditischieflyfromherletters，inwhichshecommentsonnewscontainedinCasanova’sletterstoher，thatlightisthrownontheVienna—Parisperiod，particularly，ofCasanova’slife。
Forthis，Francescahasplacedusgreatlyinherdebt。
Withthisgirl，atleastbetween1779and1782，CasanovarentedasmallhouseatBarbariadelleTole，nearS。Giustina，fromthenoblePesaroatS。Stae。Casanova，alwaysindemandforhiswitandlearning，oftentookdinnerinthecity。HeknewthataplacealwaysawaitedhimatthehouseofMemmoandatthatofZaguriandthat，atthetableofthesepatricians，whoweredistinguishedbytheirintellectualsuperiority，hewouldmeetmennotableinscienceandletters。Beingsolongandsocloselyconnectedwiththeatricalcircles，hewasoftenseenatthetheater，withFrancesca。Thus，the9thAugust1786，thepoorgirl，inanexcessofchagrinwrites:"Whereareallthepleasureswhichformerlyyouprocuredme？Wherearethetheatres，thecomedieswhichweoncesawtogether？"
Onthe28thJuly1779，Francescawrote:
"Dearestandbestbeloved，"……Inthewayofnovelties，IfindnothingexceptthatS。E。
PietroZagurihasarrivedatVenice；hisservanthasbeentwicetoaskforyou，andIhavesaidyouwerestillattheBathsofAbano……"
TheCasanova—Buschiniestablishmentkeptuprelations，moreorlessfrequentandintimate，withafewpersons，mostofwhomarementionedinFrancesca’sletters；theSignoraAnzolettaRizzotti；theSignoraElisabethCatrolli，anancientcomedienne；theSignoraBepaPezzana；theSignoraZenobiadeMonti，possiblythemotherofthatCarlodeMonti，VenetianConsulatTrieste，whowasafriendtoCasanovaandcertainlycontributedtowardobtaininghispardonfromtheInquisitors；
aM。Lunel，masteroflanguages，andhiswife。
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PUBLICATIONS
Casanova’sprincipalwritingsduringthisperiodwere:
HistranslationoftheIliad，thefirstvolumeofwhichwasissuedin1775，thesecondin1777andthethirdin1778。
DuringhisstayatAbanoin1778，hewrotetheScrutiniodellibro，eulogiesofM。deVoltaire"byvarioushands。"Inthededicationofthisbook，totheDogeRenier，hewrote，"Thislittlebookhasrecentlycomefrommyinexperiencedpen，inthehoursofleisurewhicharefrequentatAbanoforthosewhodonotcomeonlyforthebaths。"
>FromJanuaryuntilJuly1780，hepublished，anonymously，aseriesofmiscellaneoussmallworks，sevenpamphletsofaboutonehundredpageseach，distributedatirregularintervalstosubscribers。
>Fromthe7thOctobertotheendofDecember，1780，ontheoccasionsoftherepresentationsgivenbyatroupeofFrenchcomediansattheSanAngelotheater，CasanovawrotealittlepapercalledTheMessengerofThalia。Inoneofthenumbers，hewrote:
"Frenchisnotmytongue；Imakenopretentionsand，wrongorastray，I
placeonthepaperwhatheavensendsfrommypen。IgivebirthtophrasesturnedtoItalian，eithertoseewhattheylooklikeortoproduceastyle，andoften，also，todraw，intoapurist’ssnare，somecriticaldoctorwhodoesnotknowmyhumororhowmyoffenseamusesme。"
The"littleromance"referredtointhefollowingletterto"Mlle。X————
C————V————，"appearedin1782，withthetitle；’DianecdotivinizanimilitariaamorosidelsecolodecimoquartosottoidogatidiGiovanniGradenigoediGiovanniDolfin’。Venezia，1782。
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MLLE。X……C……V……
In1782，aletterwrittenbythislady，GiustinadeWynne，referringtoavisittoVeniceofPaulI，GrandDuke，afterwardEmperorofRussia，andhiswife，waspublishedunderthetitleofDusejourdesComptesduNordaVeniseenjanviermdcclxxxii。Ifhehadnotpreviouslydoneso，Casanovatookthisoccasiontorecallhimselftothememoryofthisladytowhomhehadoncebeenofsuchgreatservice。Andtwoverypoliteletterswereexchanged:
"Madam，"ThefineepistlewhichV。E。hasallowedtobeprinteduponthesojournofC。andoftheC。duNordinthiscity，exposesyou，inthepositionofanauthor，toendurethecomplimentsofallthosewhotroublethemselvestowrite。ButIflattermyself，Madam，thatV。E。willnotdisdainmine。
"Thelittleromance，Madam，atranslationfrommydullandrigidpen，isnotagiftbutaverypaltryofferingwhichIdaremaketothesuperiorityofyourmerit。
"Ihavefound，Madam，inyourletter，thesimple，flowingstyleofgentility，theonewhichaloneawomanofconditionwhowritestoherfriendmayusewithdignity。Yourdigressionsandyourthoughtsareflowerswhich……（forgiveanauthorwhopilfersfromyouthedeliciousnonchalanceofanamiablewriter）or……awill—o’—the—wispwhich，fromtimetotime，issuesfromthework，inspiteoftheauthor，andburnsthepaper。
"Iaspire，Madam，torendermyselffavorabletothedeitytowhichreasonadvisesmetomakehomage。Acceptthentheofferingandrenderhappyhewhomakesitwithyourindulgence。
"Ihavethehonortosignmyself，ifyouwillkindlypermitme，withveryprofoundrespect。
GiacomoCasanova。"
"Monsieur"Iamverysensible，Monsieur，ofthedistinctionwhichcomestomefromyourapprobationofmylittlepamphlet。Theinterestofthemoment，itsreferencesandtheexaltationofspiritshavegainedforitthetoleranceandfavorablewelcomeofthegoodVenetians。Itistoyourpolitenessinparticular，Monsieur，thatIbelieveisduethemarkedsuccesswhichmyworkhashadwithyou。IthankyouforthebookwhichyousentmeandI
willriskthankingyouinadvanceforthepleasureitwillgiveme。Bepersuadedofmyesteemforyourselfandforyourtalents。AndIhavethehonortobe，Monsieur。
YourveryhumbleservantdeWynnedeRosemberg。"
AmongCasanova’spapersatDuxwasapageheaded"Souvenir，"datedthe2ndSeptember1791，andbeginning:"Whiledescendingthestaircase，thePrincedeRosembergtoldmethatMadamedeRosembergwasdead……
ThisPrincedeRosembergwasthenephewofGiustina。"
Giustinadied，afteralongillness，atPadua，the21stAugust1791，attheageoffifty—fouryearsandsevenmonths。
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LASTDAYSATVENICE
Towardtheendof1782，doubtlessconvincedthathecouldexpectnothingmorefromtheTribunal，CasanovaenteredtheserviceoftheMarquisSpinolaasasecretary。Someyearsbefore，acertainCarletti，anofficerintheserviceofthecourtofTurin，hadwonfromtheMarquisawageroftwohundredandfiftysequins。Theexistenceofthisdebtseemedtohavecompletelydisappearedfromthememoryoftheloser。Bymeansofthefirmpromiseofapecuniaryrecompense，CasanovaintervenedtoobtainfromhispatronawrittenacknowledgmentofthedebtowingtoCarletti。Hiseffortwassuccessful；butinsteadofclinkingcash，Carletticontentedhimselfwithremittingtothenegotiatoranassignmentontheamountofthecredit。Casanova’sangercausedaviolentdispute，inthecourseofwhichCarloGrimani，atwhosehousethescenetookplace，placedhiminthewrongandimposedsilence。
TheirascibleGiacomoconceivedaquickresentment。Todischargehisbile，hefoundnothinglessthantopublishinthecourseofthemonthofAugust，underthetitleof:’NeamorinedonneovverolaStallad’Angiarepulita’，alibelinwhichJeanCarloGrimani，Carletti，andothernotablepersonswereoutragedundertransparentmythologicalpseudonyms。
ThiswritingembroiledtheauthorwiththeentirebodyoftheVenetiannobility。
Toallowtheindignationagainsthimtoquietdown，CasanovawenttopasssomedaysatTrieste，thenreturnedtoVenicetoputhisaffairsinorder。Theideaofrecommencinghiswanderinglifealarmedhim。"Ihavelivedfifty—eightyears，"hewrote，"Icouldnotgoonfootwithwinterathand，andwhenIthinkofstartingontheroadtoresumemyadventurouslife，Ilaughatmyselfinthemirror。"
PARTTHESECOND
VIENNA—PARIS
I
1783—1785
TRAVELSIN1783
CasanovaleftVeniceinJanuary1783，andwenttoVienna。
Onthe16thAprilElisabethCatrolliwrotetohimatVienna:
"Dearestoffriends，"Yourletterhasgivenmegreatpleasure。Beassured，Iinfinitelyregretyourdeparture。Ihavebuttwosincerefriends，yourselfandCamerani。Idonothopeformore。IcouldbehappyifIcouldhaveatleastoneofyounearmetowhom1couldconfidemycruelanxieties。
"To—day，IreceivedfromCameranialetterinformingmethat，inaformerone，hehadsentmeabillofexchange:Ididnotreceiveit，andIfearithasbeenlost。
"Dearfriend，whenyoureachParis，clasphimtoyourheartforme……InregardtoChechina[FrancescaBuschini]IwouldsaythatIhavenotseenhersincethedayItookheryourletter。Hermotheristheruinofthatpoorgirl；letthatsuffice；Iwillsaynomore……"
AfterleavingVenice，CasanovaapparentlytookanopportunitytopayhislastdisrespectstotheTribunal。Atleast，inMay1783，M。Schlick，FrenchSecretaryatVenice，wrotetoCountVergennes:"LastweektherereachedtheStateInquisitorsananonymousletterstatingthat，onthe25thofthismonth，anearthquake，moreterriblethanthatofMessina，wouldrazeVenicetotheground。Thisletterhascausedapanichere。
Manypatricianshaveleftthecapitalandotherswillfollowtheirexample。Theauthoroftheanonymousletter……isacertainCasanova，whowrotefromViennaandfoundmeanstoslipitintotheAmbassador’sownmails。"
Inaboutfourmonths，CasanovawasagainonthewaytoItaly。HepausedforaweekatUdineandarrivedatVeniceonthe16thJune。Withoutleavinghisbarge，hepausedathishousejustlongenoughtosaluteFrancesca。HeleftMestreonTuesdaythe24thJuneandonthesamedaydinedatthehouseofF。ZanuzziatBassano。Onthe25thheleftBassanobypostandarrivedintheeveningatBorgodiValsugano。
Onthe29th，hewrotetoFrancescafromtheAugsbourg。HehadstoppedatInnsbrucktoattendthetheaterandwasinperfecthealth。HehadreachedFrankfortinforty—eighthours，travelingeighteenpostswithoutstopping。
>FromAix—la—Chapelle，onthe16thJuly，hewroteFrancescathathehadmet，inthatcity，Cattina，thewifeofPocchini。Pocchiniwassickandindeepmisery。Casanova，recallingalltheabominabletricksthisroguehadplayedonhimrefusedCattinatheassistanceshebeggedforintears，laughedinherface，andsaid:"Farewell，Iwishyouapleasantdeath。"
AtMayence，CasanovaembarkedontheRhineincompanywiththeMarquisDurazzo，formerAustrianAmbassadoratVenice。ThevoyagewasexcellentandintwodayshearrivedatCologne，inruggedhealth，sleepingwellandeatinglikeawolf。
Onthe3othJulyhewrotetoFrancescafromSpaandinthisletterenclosedagoodcoin。EverythingwasdearatSpa；hisroomcosteightliresadaywitheverythingelseinproportion。
Onthe6thSeptemberhewrotefromAntwerptooneofhisgoodfriends，theAbbeEusebiodellaLena，tellinghimthatatSpaanEnglishwomanwhohadapassionforspeakingLatinwishedtosubmithimtotrialswhichhejudgeditunnecessarytostateprecisely。Herefusedallherproposals，saying，however，thathewouldnotrevealthemtoanyone；butthathedidnotfeelheshouldrefusealso"anorderonherbankerfortwenty—fiveguineas。"
Onthe9thhewrotetoFrancescafromBrussels，andonthe12thhesentherabillofexchangeonthebankerCorradoforonehundredandfiftylires。Hesaidhehadbeenintoxicated"becausehisreputationhadrequiredit。""Thisgreatlyastonishesme，"Francescaresponded，"forI
haveneverseenyouintoxicatednorevenilluminated……Iamveryhappythatthewinedroveawaytheinflammationinyourteeth。"
PracticallyallinformationofCasanova’smovementsin1783and1784isobtainedfromFrancesca’sletterswhichwereinthelibraryatDux。
Inherlettersofthe27thJuneand11thJuly，FrancescawroteCasanovathatshehaddirectedtheJewAbrahamtosellCasanova’ssatinhabitandvelvetbreeches，butcouldnothopeformorethanfiftyliresbecausetheywerepatched。AbrahamhadobservedthatatonetimethehabithadbeenplacedinpledgewithhimbyCasanovaforthreesequins。
Onthe6thSeptember，shewrote:
"Withgreatpleasure，IreplytothethreedearletterswhichyouwrotemefromSpa:thefirstofthe6thAugust，fromwhichIlearnedthatyourdeparturehadbeendelayedforsomedaystowaitforsomeonewhowastoarriveinthatcity。Iwashappythatyourappetitehadreturned，becausegoodcheerisyourgreatestpleasure……
"InyoursecondletterwhichyouwrotemefromSpaonthe16thAugust，I
notedwithsorrowthatyouraffairswerenotgoingasyouwished。Butconsoleyourself，dearfriend，forhappinesswillcomeaftertrouble；atleast，Iwishitso，also，foryouyourselfcanimagineinwhatneedI
findmyself，Iandallmyfamily……Ihavenowork，becauseI
havenotthecouragetoaskitofanyone。MymotherhasnotearnedevenenoughtopayforthegoldthreadwiththelittlecrosswhichyouknowI
love。Necessitymademesellit。
"Ireceivedyourlastletterofthe20thAugustfromSpawithanotherletterforS。E。theProcuratorMorosini。Youdirectedmetotakeittohimmyself，andonSundaythelastdayofAugust，Ididnotfailtogothereexactlyatthreeo’clock。Atonceonmyarrival，Ispoketoaservantwhoadmittedmewithoutdelay；but，mydearfriend，Iregrethavingtosendyouanunpleasantmessage。AssoonasIhandedhimtheletter，andbeforeheevenopenedit，hesaidtome，’IalwaysknowCasanova’saffairswhichtroubleme。’Afterhavingreadhardlymorethanapage，hesaid:’Iknownotwhattodo！’Itoldhimthat，onthe6thofthismonth，IwastowriteyouatParisandthat，ifhewoulddomethehonorofgivingmehisreply，Iwouldputitinmyletter。Imaginewhatanswerhegaveme！Iwasmuchsurprised！HetoldmethatIshouldwishyouhappinessbutthathewouldnotwritetoyouagain。Hesaidnomore。
Ikissedhishandsandleft。Hedidnotgivemeevenasou。Thatisallhesaidtome……
"S。E。PietroZagurisenttometoaskifIknewwhereyouwere，becausehehadwrittentwoletterstoSpaandhadreceivednoreply……"
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PARIS
Onthenightofthe18thor19thSeptember1783，CasanovaarrivedatParis。
Onthe30thhewroteFrancescathathehadbeenwellreceivedbyhissister—in—lawandbyhisbrother，FrancescoCasanova，thepainter。
Nearlyallhisfriendshaddepartedfortheotherworld，andhewouldnowhavetomakenewones，whichwouldbedifficultashewasnolongerpleasingtothewomen。
Onthe14thOctoberhewroteagain，sayingthathewasingoodhealthandthatPariswasaparadisewhichmadehimfeeltwentyyearsold。Fourlettersfollowed；inthefirst，datedfromParisonS。Martin’sDay，hetoldFrancesconottoreplyforhedidnotknowwhetherhewouldprolonghisvisitnorwherehemightgo。FindingnofortuneinParis，hesaidhewouldgoandsearchelsewhere。Onthe23rd，hesentonehundredandfiftylires；"atrueblessing，"tothepoorgirlwhowasalwaysshortofmoney。
Betweentimes，CasanovapassedeightdaysatFontainebleau，wherehemet"acharmingyoungmanoftwenty—five，"thesonof"theyoungandlovelyO’Morphi"whoindirectlyowedtohimherposition，in1752，asthemistressofLouisXV。"Iwrotemynameonhistabletsandbeggedhimtopresentmycomplimentstohismother。"
Healsomet，inthesameplace，hisownsonbyMme。Dubois，hisformerhousekeeperatSoleurewhohadmarriedthegoodM。Lebel。"Weshallhearoftheyounggentlemanintwenty—oneyearsatFontainebleau。"
"WhenIpaidmythirdvisittoParis，withtheintentionofendingmydaysinthatcapital，IreckonedonthefriendshipofM。d’Alembert，buthedied，like，Fontenelle，afortnightaftermyarrival，towardtheendof1783。"
Itisinterestingtoknowthat，atthistime，Casanovamethisfamouscontemporary，BenjaminFranklin。"Afewdaysafterthedeathoftheillustriousd’Alembert，"Casanovaassisted，attheoldLouvre，inasessionoftheAcademiedesInscriptionsetBelles—Lettres。"SeatedbesidethelearnedFranklin，IwasalittlesurprisedtohearCondorcetaskhimifhebelievedthatonecouldgivevariousdirectionstoanairballoon。Thiswastheresponse:’Thematterisstillinitsinfancy，sowemustwait。’Iwassurprised。Itisnotbelievablethatthegreatphilosophercouldignorethefactthatitwouldbeimpossibletogivethemachineanyotherdirectionthanthatgovernedbytheairwhichfillsit，butthesepeople’niltamverentur，quamnedubitarealiquaderevideantur。"
Onthe13thNovember，CasanovaleftParisincompanywithhisbrother，Francesco，whosewifedidnotaccompanyhim。"HisnewwifedrovehimawayfromParis。"
"Now[1797or1798]IfeelthatIhaveseenParisandFranceforthelasttime。Thatpopulareffervescence[theFrenchRevolution]hasdisgustedmeandIamtoooldtohopetoseetheendofit。"
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VIENNA
Onthe29thNovember，CasanovawrotefromFrankfortthatadrunkenpostillonhadupsethimandinthefallhehaddislocatedhisleftshoulder，butthatagoodbone—setterhadrestoredittoplace。Onthe1stDecemberhewrotethathewashealed，havingtakenmedicineandhavingbeenblooded。HepromisedtosendFrancescaeightsequinstopayherrent。HereachedViennaaboutthe7thofDecemberandonthe15thsentFrancescdabillofexchangeforeightsequinsandtwolires。
Onthelastdayof1783，FrancescawrotetohimatVienna:
"IseebyyourgoodletterthatyouwillgotoDresdenandthentoBerlinandthatyouwillreturntoViennathe10thJanuary……
Iamastonished，mydearfriend，atthegreatjourneysyoumakeinthiscoldweather，but，still，youareagreatman，big—hearted，fullofspiritandcourage；youtravelinthisterriblecoldasthoughitwerenothing……"
Onthe9thJanuary，CasanovawrotefromDessautohisbrotherGiovanni，proposingtomakepeacewithhim，butwithoutresults。Onthe27th，hewasatPrague。Bythe16thFebruary，hewasagaininVienna，afteratriplastingsixty—twodays。Hishealthwasperfect，andhehadgainedfleshdue，ashewroteFrancesca，tohiscontentedmindwhichwasnolongertormented。
InFebruary，heenteredtheserviceofM。Foscarini，VenetianAmbassador，"towritedispatches。"
Onthe10thMarch，Francescawrote:
"DearestofFriends，Ireplyatoncetoyourgoodletterofthe28thFebruarywhichIreceivedSunday……Ithankyouforyourkindnesswhichmakesyousaythatyoulovemeandthatwhenyouhavemoneyyouwillsendmesome……butthatatthemomentyouaredryasasalamander。Idonotknowwhatsortofanimalthatis。ButasformeIamcertainlydryofmoneyandIamconsumedwiththehopeofhavingsome……IseethatyouwereamusedattheCarnivalandthatyouwerefourtimesatthemaskedball，wherethereweretwohundredwomen，andthatyoudancedminuetsandquadrillestothegreatastonishmentoftheambassadorFoscariniwhotoldeveryonethatyouweresixtyyearsold，althoughinrealityyouhavenotyetreachedyoursixtiethyear。Youmightwelllaughatthatandsaythathemustbeblindtohavesuchanidea。
"Iseethatyouassisted，withyourbrother，atagranddinnerattheAmbassador’s