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THE ATTEMPT OF GIL BLAS TO ESCAPE, AND ITS SUCCESS. After the captain of the banditti had thus apologized for adopting such a line of life, he went to bed. For my part, I returned to the hall, where…
GIL BLAS, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT HE LIKES, DOES WHAT HE CAN. For the first few days, I thought I should have given up the ghost for very spite and vexation. The lingering life I led was nearly ak…
GIL BLAS GOES OUT WITH THE GANG, AND PERFORMS AN EXPLOIT ON THE HIGHWAY. It was past midnight in the month of September, when I issued from the subterraneous abode as one of the fraternity. I was ar…
A MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT. We lounged about the wood for the greater part of the day, without lighting on any traveller to pay toll for the friar. At length we were beginning to wear our homeward way,…
THE LADY'S TREATMENT FROM THE ROBBERS. THE EVENT OF THE GREAT DESIGN, CONCEIVED BY GIL BLAS. The night had another hour to run, when we arrived at our subterraneous mansion. The first thing we …
THE HISTORY Of DONNA MENCIA DE MOSQUERA. I was born at Valladolid, and am called Donna Mencia de Mosquera. My father, Don Martin, after spending most of his family estate in the service, was killed …
A DISAGREEABLE INTERRUPTION. Donna Mencia melted into tears as she finished this recital. I allowed her to give a free passage to her sighs; I even wept myself for company, so natural is it to be in…
THE LUCKY MEANS BY WHICH GIL BLAS ESCAPED FROM PRISON, AND HIS TRAVELS AFTERWARDS. While I passed the hours in tickling my fancy with my own gay thoughts, my adventures, word for word, as I had set …
DONNA MENCIA'S RECEPTION OF HIM AT BURGOS. I was no sluggard, but got up the next morning betimes. I paid my bill to the landlady, who was already stirring, and seemed a little less lofty and i…
GIL BLAS DRESSES HIMSELF TO MORE ADVANTAGE, AND RECEIVES A SECOND PRESENT FROM THE LADY. HIS EQUIPAGE ON SETTING OUT FROM BURGOS. They served me up a plentiful fricassee of sheep's trotters, al…
