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The Memoires of Casanova

CHAPTER VII
19/40

I have six children, and everybody knows me.

About a week ago I sent my servant to the postoffice for my letters, but they were refused him because he had not any money to pay the postage.

I went myself, but the clerk would not deliver me my letters, although I assured him that I would pay for them the next time.

This made me angry, and I called upon the Baron de Taxis, the postmaster, and complained of the clerk, but he answered very rudely that the clerk had simply obeyed his orders, and that my letters would only be delivered on payment of the postage.

I felt very indignant, but as I was in his house I controlled my anger, went home, and wrote a note to him asking him to give me satisfaction for his rudeness, telling him that I would never go out without my sword, and that I would force him to fight whenever and wherever I should meet him.
I never came across him, but yesterday I was accosted by the secretary of the inquisitors, who told me that I must forget the baron's rude conduct, and go under the guidance of an officer whom he pointed out to me, to imprison myself for a week in this fortress.


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