Zeroli

I did not find the fair Zeroli in her room, so I went to the fountain, where she reproached me with a tenderness I assessed at its proper value, and our quarrel was made up in the course of our walk.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

I concluded that to save her would be an action pleasing to God, since God alone could have made her so like my beloved, and God had willed that I should win a good deal of money, and had made me find the Zeroli, who would serve as a shield to my actions and baffle the curiosity of spies.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

He embraced me gratefully, and told me that Madame Zeroli had sworn to make me stay on at least for another day.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

Next morning I did not forget the Zeroli, and I went to her room at eight and found her asleep.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

The Zeroli wisely continued to sleep; but at last, conquered by passion, she seconded my caresses with greater ardour than my own, and she was obliged to laugh at her stratagem.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

After a sad glance in the direction of Madame Zeroli I went to the cottage, where I found my angel in a large new bed, with a small but pretty bed beside it which was meant for me.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

After recently enjoying the fair Zeroli, and finding my suit with the fair nun at the height of its prosperity, I was naturally hard to please, and in plain words — I was perfectly contented with my situation.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

Next day, as soon as I got to the fountain, Madame Zeroli told me that all the company maintained that I ought to have lost in playing on thirteen cards at once, as it was not true that one card won four times in each deal; however, the marquis, though he agreed with the rest, had said that he would not let me play like that again.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

I stood beside Madame Zeroli, who made me her partner, and gave me five or six Louis the next day.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

Madame Zeroli left him, and tacked herself on to me, as if there had been nothing the matter.

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827