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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Texts
- Marie Jeanne Riccoboni, Letters from Juliet Lady Catesby, to her Friend Lady Henrietta Campley, trans. Frances Brooke
- LETTER I
- LETTER II
- LETTER III
- LETTER IV
- LETTER V
- LETTER VI
- LETTER VII
- LETTER VIII
- LETTER IX
- LETTER X
- LETTER XI
- LETTER XII
- LETTER XIII
- LETTER XIV
- LETTER XV
- LETTER XVI
- LETTER XVII
- LETTER XVIII
- LETTER XIX
- LETTER XX
- LETTER XXI
- LETTER XXII
- LETTER XXIII
- LETTER XXIV
- LETTER XXV
- LETTER XXVI
- LETTER XXVII
- LETTER XXVIII
- LETTER XXIX
- LETTER XXX
- LETTER XXXI
- LETTER XXXII
- LETTER XXXIII
- LETTER XXXIV
- LETTER XXXV
- LETTER XXXVI
- LETTER XXXVII
- LETTER XXXVIII
- LETTER XXXIX
- Françoise de Graffigny, The Peruvian Letters, trans. Miss R. Roberts
- PREFACE
- LETTER I
- LETTER II
- LETTER III
- LETTER IV
- LETTER V
- LETTER VI
- LETTER VII
- LETTER VIII
- LETTER IX
- LETTER X
- LETTER XI
- LETTER XII
- LETTER XIII
- LETTER XIV
- LETTER XV
- LETTER XVI
- LETTER XVII
- LETTER XVIII
- LETTER XIX
- LETTER XX
- LETTER XXI
- LETTER XXII
- LETTER XXIII
- LETTER XXIV
- LETTER XXV
- LETTER XXVI
- LETTER XXVII
- LETTER XXVIII
- LETTER XXIX
- LETTER XXX
- LETTER XXXI
- LETTER XXXII
- LETTER XXXIII
- LETTER XXXIV
- LETTER XXXV
- LETTER XXXVI
- LETTER XXXVII
- LETTER XXXVIII, and last
- Volume II
- LETTER XXXIX
- LETTER XL
- LETTER XLI
- LETTER XLII
- LETTER XLIII
- LETTER XLIV
- LETTER XLV
- LETTER XLVI
- LETTER XLVII
- LETTER XLVIII
- LETTER XLIX
- LETTER L
- LETTER LI
- LETTER LII
- LETTER LIII
- LETTER LIV
- LETTER LV
- LETTER LVI
- LETTER LVII
- LETTER LVIII
- LETTER LIX
- LETTER LX
- LETTER LXI
- LETTER LXII
- LETTER LXIII
- LETTER LXIV
- LETTER LXV
- LETTER LXVI
- LETTER LXVII
- Editorial Notes
- Textual Variants
- Silent Corrections
LETTER XII
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Select Bibliography
- Note on the Texts
- Marie Jeanne Riccoboni, Letters from Juliet Lady Catesby, to her Friend Lady Henrietta Campley, trans. Frances Brooke
- LETTER I
- LETTER II
- LETTER III
- LETTER IV
- LETTER V
- LETTER VI
- LETTER VII
- LETTER VIII
- LETTER IX
- LETTER X
- LETTER XI
- LETTER XII
- LETTER XIII
- LETTER XIV
- LETTER XV
- LETTER XVI
- LETTER XVII
- LETTER XVIII
- LETTER XIX
- LETTER XX
- LETTER XXI
- LETTER XXII
- LETTER XXIII
- LETTER XXIV
- LETTER XXV
- LETTER XXVI
- LETTER XXVII
- LETTER XXVIII
- LETTER XXIX
- LETTER XXX
- LETTER XXXI
- LETTER XXXII
- LETTER XXXIII
- LETTER XXXIV
- LETTER XXXV
- LETTER XXXVI
- LETTER XXXVII
- LETTER XXXVIII
- LETTER XXXIX
- Françoise de Graffigny, The Peruvian Letters, trans. Miss R. Roberts
- PREFACE
- LETTER I
- LETTER II
- LETTER III
- LETTER IV
- LETTER V
- LETTER VI
- LETTER VII
- LETTER VIII
- LETTER IX
- LETTER X
- LETTER XI
- LETTER XII
- LETTER XIII
- LETTER XIV
- LETTER XV
- LETTER XVI
- LETTER XVII
- LETTER XVIII
- LETTER XIX
- LETTER XX
- LETTER XXI
- LETTER XXII
- LETTER XXIII
- LETTER XXIV
- LETTER XXV
- LETTER XXVI
- LETTER XXVII
- LETTER XXVIII
- LETTER XXIX
- LETTER XXX
- LETTER XXXI
- LETTER XXXII
- LETTER XXXIII
- LETTER XXXIV
- LETTER XXXV
- LETTER XXXVI
- LETTER XXXVII
- LETTER XXXVIII, and last
- Volume II
- LETTER XXXIX
- LETTER XL
- LETTER XLI
- LETTER XLII
- LETTER XLIII
- LETTER XLIV
- LETTER XLV
- LETTER XLVI
- LETTER XLVII
- LETTER XLVIII
- LETTER XLIX
- LETTER L
- LETTER LI
- LETTER LII
- LETTER LIII
- LETTER LIV
- LETTER LV
- LETTER LVI
- LETTER LVII
- LETTER LVIII
- LETTER LIX
- LETTER LX
- LETTER LXI
- LETTER LXII
- LETTER LXIII
- LETTER LXIV
- LETTER LXV
- LETTER LXVI
- LETTER LXVII
- Editorial Notes
- Textual Variants
- Silent Corrections
Summary
It is long, my dear Aza, since I have been able to give up a moment to my favourite occupation, and I have a great many extraordinary things to tell you, which makes me catch this short leisure to begin my detail.
The day after I had visited the palace, Deterville caused a very fine habit, of the fashion of his country, to be brought to me. After my little China had put it on according to her fancy, she led me to that ingenious piece of mechanism which doubles objects. Though I was now habituated to the effects, yet I could not help being surprised at seeing my figure stand as if I was over-against myself. My new accoutrements did not displease me. Perhaps I should have regretted leaving off my old, if they had not continually exposed me to be stared at.
The Cacique came into my chamber just as the girl was adding some ornaments to my dress. He stopt at the door, and gazed at me some time without speaking. So deep was his reverie, that he stepp'd aside to let the China go out, and put himself into her place without being sensible of it. His eyes fixed upon me; he examined all my person with so serious an attention that I was a little confused, tho' I knew not his reason.
However, to shew my gratitude for his new benefactions, I offered him my hand, and not being able to express my sentiments, I thought I could say nothing more agreeable to him than some of those words which he amused himself with teaching me to repeat: I endeavoured even to give them the same tone that he did in pronunciation.
The effect they produced startled me; his eyes sparkled, his cheeks reddened, he approached me trembling, and seemed to have a mind to snatch me in his arms; then stopping suddenly, he pressed my hand, and pronounced in a passionate tone – “No, respect her virtue” – and many other words which I understood no better than these.
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- Translations and ContinuationsRiccoboni and Brooke, Graffigny and Roberts, pp. 87 - 90Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014