Author: Alain-Rene Lesage

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Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 9781330995549

Excerpt from The Adventures of Gil Blas De Santillana, Vol. 2 of 2 I went accordingly to Xelva, to make restitution of the three thousand ducats, which we had stolen from Samuel Simon: and will freely own, I was tempted on the road to convert the money to my own use, in order to begin my stewardship under happy auspices. This I might have done with impunity; for, had I travelled five or six days, and then returned, as if I had acquitted myself of my commission, Don Alphonso and his father would never have suspected my fidelity. I did not yield, however, to the temptation, which I surmounted like a lad of honour: a victory not a little commendable in a young fellow, who had associated with great cheats. There are a great many, who, though acquainted with honest people only, are not so scrupulous; those, especially, who are entrusted with sums which they may keep, without endangering their reputation. Having made restitution to the merchant, who had expected nothing of the kind, I returned to the castle of Leyva, which the Count de Polan had left, having set out again for Toledo, with Julia and Don Fernando. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.