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GIL BLAS LEAVES HIS PLACE AND GOES INTO THE SERVICE OF DON GONZALES PACHECO. Three weeks after marriage, my mistress bethought herself of rewarding the services I had rendered her. She made me a pre…
THE MARCHIONESS OF CHAVES: HER CHARACTER, AND THAT OF HER COMPANY. The Marchioness of Chaves was a widow of five and thirty, tall, handsome, and well-proportioned. She enjoyed an income of ten thous…
AN INCIDENT THAT PARTED GIL BLAS AND THE MARCHIONESS OF CHAVES. THE SUBSEQUENT DESTINATION OF THE FORMER. For six months I lived with the Marchioness of Chaves, and, as it must be admitted, on the f…
THE HISTORY OF DON ALPHONSO AND THE FAIR SERAPHINA. I will attempt no disguise from you, my venerable friend, nor from this gentleman who completes my audience. After the generosity of his conduct t…
THE OLD HERMIT TURNS OUT AN EXTRAORDINARY GENIUS, AND GIL BLAS FINDS HIMSELF AMONG HIS FORMER ACQUAINTANCE. When Don Alphonso had concluded the melancholy recital of his misfortunes, the old hermit …
HISTORY OF DON RAPHAEL. I made my entrance on the stage of life at Madrid, where my mother was an actress, famous for her dramatic, and infamous for her intriguing talents. Her name was Lucinda. As …
DON RAPHAEL'S CONSULTATION WITH HIS COMPANY, AND THEIR ADVENTURES AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE WOOD. When Don Raphael had finished the narrative of his adventurous life, which, with all …
THE FATE OF GIL BLAS AND HIS COMPANIONS AFTER THEY TOOK LEAVE OF THE COUNT DE POLAN. ONE OF AMBROSE'S NOTABLE CONTRIVANCES SET OFF BY THE MANNER OF ITS EXECUTION. The Count de Polan, after havi…
THE DETERMINATION OF DON ALPHONSO AND GIL BLAS AFTER THIS ADVENTURE. We travelled all night, according to our modest and unobtrusive custom, so that we found ourselves, at sunrise, near a little vil…
UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE, WHICH TERMINATED TO THE HIGH DELIGHT OF DON ALPHONSO. GIL BLAS MEETS WITH AN ADVENTURE WHICH PLACES HIM ALL AT ONCE IN A VERY SUPERIOR SITUATION. We galloped on gayly as far …
