He phrased his narrative in choice imaginative language, as if paying due regard to the presence of the young girls, who, like their elders, including Marcolina, listened with rapt attention.

The hour grew late, and Amalia sent her daughters to bed.

They all kissed Casanova a tender good-night, Teresina behaving exactly like her sisters.

He made them promise that they would soon come with their father and mother to visit him in Venice.

When they had gone, he spoke with less restraint, but continued to avoid any unsuitable innuendo or display of vanity.