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@@ -541,12 +541,12 @@ Romans_--to which act we owe Wieland's _Oberon_--and as having, in
ignorance of the existence of the original, bravely extemporized a
_Chanson de Roland_, which stands, perhaps, in more absurd contrast
to the true Chanson than any other conjectural restoration does to
-any other original. But he had a real interest is literature, and
+any other original. But he had a real interest in literature, and
seems to have been amiable enough at this time. He was a military
officer of high standing in the days of Fontenoy, and after that
battle was for some time at Boulogne, where he used to visit Lesage.
"The old man (he was then about seventy-seven) was," says Tressan,
-"in a state of half torpor till midday, but he then revived, and was.
+"in a state of half torpor till midday, but he then revived, and was
fairly in possession of his faculties till sundown"--a fact from
which the philosophic Count makes some large inferences in proper
eighteenth-century style. But, even when most wide awake, Lesage was
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ me what had happened in the inn at Cacabelos, between the muleteer
and the bride, after we had taken to our heels in a panic. Then,
with a friendly assurance at parting, he promised to leave no stone
unturned for my release. His companions, of mere curiosity,
-testified their pity for iny misfortune; assuring me that they would
+testified their pity for my misfortune; assuring me that they would
lend a helping hand to the little chorister, and do their utmost to
procure my freedom.
@@ -3436,7 +3436,7 @@ her compliments. I bowed the bearer out, with an accumulation of
fine speeches; and, as soon as his back was turned, pounced upon the
bag, like a hawk upon its quarry, and bore it between my talons to my
chamber. I untied it without loss of time, and the contents were;--a
-thousand ducats I The landlord, who had overheard the bearer, came in
+thousand ducats! The landlord, who had overheard the bearer, came in
just as I had done counting them, to know what was in the bag. The
sight of my riches displayed upon a table, struck him in a very
forcible manner. What the devil! here is a sum of money! So, so!
@@ -5800,7 +5800,7 @@ duenna, the moment I was alone with her: You mean, no doubt, to
exercise your tyranny most wantonly on my poor person; but I cannot
bear much severity, I warn you beforehand; I give you, moreover, fair
notice, that I shall be as savage as you can be. My heart cherishes
-a passion, which not all your remonstrances shall tea? from it: so
+a passion, which not all your remonstrances shall tear from it: so
you may act accordingly. Watch me as closely as you please; it is
hard if I cannot outwit such an old thing as you. At these taunting
words, I thought this saracen in petticoats was going to give me a
@@ -6673,7 +6673,7 @@ will swear that you have fought ten times by my side. Your valor
shall mount to the very skies. I will tell more good of you than a
commander-in-chief of a favorite officer. I will not say a word
about the runaway trick; that would render you suspected of
-turning--nose therefore, mum is the word. What say you to it? Are
+turning nose, therefore mum is the word. What say you to it? Are
you ready to set off? I am impatient to know your mind.
Every one to his own fancy, said I, then, to Rolando; you were born
@@ -6887,7 +6887,7 @@ gentlemen; you have, doubtless, some state affairs to discuss in
council. O! no, no, answered my master, you had better stop; you
will not interrupt us. This warm old gentleman has the moderation to
lend me money at twenty per cent. What, at twenty per cent.!
-exclaimed Centers, in a tone of astonishment. In good truth, I wish
+exclaimed Centellés, in a tone of astonishment. In good truth, I wish
you joy on being in such hands. I do not come off so cheaply, for my
part: I pay through the nose for every farthing I get. My loans are
generally raised at double that per cent. There is usury, said the
@@ -7079,7 +7079,7 @@ acquaintance. Silva, said one of our merriest soakers, we shall make
something of you, my friend. I perceive that you have wit at will,
if you did but know how to draw upon it. The fear of talking
absurdly prevents you from throwing out at all; and yet it is only by
-a told push, that a thousand people nowadays set themselves up for
+a bold push, that a thousand people nowadays set themselves up for
good companions. Do you wish to be bright? You have only to give
the reins to your loquacity, and to venture indiscriminately on
whatever comes uppermost: your blunders will pass for the
@@ -10119,7 +10119,7 @@ with difficulty uttering these last words, Leontio, drawn thither by
the reverberation of her shrieks, came into the room, and,
thunderstruck at the dreadful scene before him, remained fixed to the
spot where he stood. Blanche, without noticing his presence, went on
-addressing1 herself to the king. Farewell, prince, said bhe; cherish
+addressing herself to the king. Farewell, prince, said she; cherish
my memory with the tenderness it deserves. My affection and my
misfortunes entitle me at least to that. Harbor no aversion to my
father; he is innocent. Be a comfort to his remaining days; assuage
diff --git a/66677-h/66677-h.htm b/66677-h/66677-h.htm
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@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
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+<meta charset="utf-8">
-<title>
-The Project Gutenberg eBook of Gil Blas, Volume I, by Alain René le Sage
-</title>
+<title>Gil Blas, Volume I | Project Gutenberg</title>
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@@ -66,14 +61,14 @@ h3 { text-align: center }
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@@ -130,7 +125,7 @@ img.imgcenter { margin-left: auto;
<body>
<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 66677 ***</div>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="transnote">
[Transcriber's note: the illustrations in the source volumes
@@ -138,71 +133,71 @@ were uncaptioned. The captions I've added are my best guess
as to what is going on in the illustrations.]
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="capcenter">
<a id="img-front"></a>
-<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-front.jpg" alt="Gil Blas being presented to royalty" />
-<br />
+<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-front.jpg" alt="Gil Blas being presented to royalty">
+<br >
Gil Blas being presented to royalty
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t2">
- ALAIN RENÉ LE SAGE<br />
+ ALAIN RENÉ LE SAGE<br >
</p>
<h1>
-<br /><br />
- THE ADVENTURES<br />
-<br />
- OF<br />
-<br />
- GIL BLAS<br />
-<br />
- OF SANTILLANE<br />
+<br ><br >
+ THE ADVENTURES<br >
+<br >
+ OF<br >
+<br >
+ GIL BLAS<br >
+<br >
+ OF SANTILLANE<br >
</h1>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="t4">
- TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY TOBIAS SMOLLETT<br />
+ TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY TOBIAS SMOLLETT<br >
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="t3">
- PRECEDED BY<br />
-<br />
- <i>A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICE OF LE SAGE</i><br />
-<br />
- BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY<br />
+ PRECEDED BY<br >
+<br >
+ <i>A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICE OF LE SAGE</i><br >
+<br >
+ BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY<br >
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="t4">
- With Twelve Original Etchings by R. de Los Rios<br />
+ With Twelve Original Etchings by R. de Los Rios<br >
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="t3">
- <i>IN THREE VOLUMES&mdash;VOL. I.</i><br />
+ <i>IN THREE VOLUMES&mdash;VOL. I.</i><br >
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3">
- LONDON<br />
- J. C. NIMMO AND BAIN<br />
- 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, W.C.<br />
- NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD &amp; CO.<br />
- 1881<br />
+ LONDON<br >
+ J. C. NIMMO AND BAIN<br >
+ 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, W.C.<br >
+ NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD &amp; CO.<br >
+ 1881<br >
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
THE AUTHOR'S DECLARATION.
@@ -238,7 +233,7 @@ and in conformity with the manners of my own
country.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
GIL BLAS TO THE READER
@@ -300,20 +295,20 @@ that mixture of the useful with the agreeable, so
successfully prescribed by Horace.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3b">
CONTENTS OF VOL. I.
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="contents">
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICE OF LE SAGE, BY GEORGE
SAINTSBURY
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="t3">
BOOK THE FIRST.
@@ -465,7 +460,7 @@ The Measures Gil Blas took after the Adventure of the
ready-furnished Lodging.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3b">
BOOK THE SECOND.
@@ -554,7 +549,7 @@ Life; great Rejoicing on the Occasion; the parting Scene
between him and Gil Blas.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3b">
BOOK THE THIRD.
@@ -663,7 +658,7 @@ Gil Blas acquires a Relish for the Theatre, and takes a full Swing
of its Pleasures, but soon becomes disgusted.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3b">
BOOK THE FOURTH.
@@ -719,7 +714,7 @@ The Behavior of Aurora de Guzman on her Arrival at Salamanca.
Aurora's Devices to secure Don Lewis Pacheco's Affections.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap00b"></a></p>
@@ -993,14 +988,14 @@ in ignorance of the existence of the original, bravely
extemporized a <i>Chanson de Roland</i>, which stands,
perhaps, in more absurd contrast to the true
Chanson than any other conjectural restoration does
-to any other original. But he had a real interest is
+to any other original. But he had a real interest in
literature, and seems to have been amiable enough
at this time. He was a military officer of high
standing in the days of Fontenoy, and after that
battle was for some time at Boulogne, where he used
to visit Lesage. "The old man (he was then about
seventy-seven) was," says Tressan, "in a state of half
-torpor till midday, but he then revived, and was.
+torpor till midday, but he then revived, and was
fairly in possession of his faculties till sundown"&mdash;a
fact from which the philosophic Count makes some
large inferences in proper eighteenth-century style.
@@ -2088,7 +2083,7 @@ literature he will always hold the rank of the best
writer of the first quarter of the eighteenth century.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0101"></a></p>
@@ -2096,13 +2091,13 @@ writer of the first quarter of the eighteenth century.
HISTORY OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<h2>
BOOK THE FIRST.
</h2>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
<i>CHAPTER I.</i>
@@ -2228,9 +2223,7 @@ it, I mounted my mule, and saw the outside of the
town.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
-
-<p><a id="chap0102"></a></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0102"></a></p>
@@ -2601,7 +2594,7 @@ many devils as there are saints in the calendar, the
parasite, the landlord, and the inn.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0103"></a></p>
@@ -2766,7 +2759,7 @@ uncle Perez caught, just for all the world as you
would catch a rat.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0104"></a></p>
@@ -2802,8 +2795,8 @@ them to the rack where they were to feed.
<p class="capcenter">
<a id="img-033"></a>
-<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-033.jpg" alt="Thieves' Cave" />
-<br />
+<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-033.jpg" alt="Thieves' Cave">
+<br >
Thieves' Cave
</p>
@@ -2905,7 +2898,7 @@ your service! I am the leader of the band; and the
man you saw with me is one of my troopers.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0105"></a></p>
@@ -3272,7 +3265,7 @@ plunder, it is sometimes theirs for fee and reward
to save the guilty.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0106"></a></p>
@@ -3421,7 +3414,7 @@ back to my charnel-house, where I passed the
remainder of the night in weeping and wailing.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0107"></a></p>
@@ -3528,7 +3521,7 @@ After this inauguration, I made my arrangements
for my first campaign.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0108"></a></p>
@@ -3670,7 +3663,7 @@ be bit; for you must live some time longer among
us, before you are a match for them.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0109"></a></p>
@@ -3780,7 +3773,7 @@ roadside, we carried off with us the lady, the mules,
and the horses.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0110"></a></p>
@@ -4044,7 +4037,7 @@ to her confidence, and to the knowledge of her
misfortunes, which she recounted to the following effect.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0111"></a></p>
@@ -4395,7 +4388,7 @@ it is for him the tears flow, which you see me
shedding at this moment.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0112"></a></p>
@@ -4560,7 +4553,7 @@ the sweet hope of an escape; whereas my innocence
here will only be a passport to the galleys.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0113"></a></p>
@@ -4604,7 +4597,7 @@ between the muleteer and the bride, after we had
taken to our heels in a panic. Then, with a friendly
assurance at parting, he promised to leave no stone
unturned for my release. His companions, of mere
-curiosity, testified their pity for iny misfortune;
+curiosity, testified their pity for my misfortune;
assuring me that they would lend a helping hand to
the little chorister, and do their utmost to procure
my freedom.
@@ -4730,7 +4723,7 @@ labors are his ready passport to the blessings of
repose.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0114"></a></p>
@@ -4908,7 +4901,7 @@ miserable fare I had taken up with since my escape from
the forest.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0115"></a></p>
@@ -5056,7 +5049,7 @@ speeches; and, as soon as his back was turned,
pounced upon the bag, like a hawk upon its quarry,
and bore it between my talons to my chamber. I
untied it without loss of time, and the contents
-were;&mdash;a thousand ducats I The landlord, who
+were;&mdash;a thousand ducats! The landlord, who
had overheard the bearer, came in just as I had done
counting them, to know what was in the bag. The
sight of my riches displayed upon a table, struck
@@ -5128,7 +5121,7 @@ from Burgos the next morning before sunrise, on
my way to Madrid.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0116"></a></p>
@@ -5242,7 +5235,7 @@ I have just received. Don Raphael opened the
envelope, and read aloud as follows:&mdash;
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p>
"MY DEAR CAMILLA: Signor Gil Blas of Santillane,
@@ -5258,12 +5251,12 @@ and my cousin Don Raphael.
</p>
<p class="noindent">
- Your affectionate cousin,<br />
- &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DONNA MENCIA."<br />
- "Burgos.<br />
+ Your affectionate cousin,<br >
+ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DONNA MENCIA."<br >
+ "Burgos.<br >
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p>
What! cried Don Raphael, casting his eyes again
@@ -5434,7 +5427,7 @@ mine host at Burgos, to whom I have never denied
the merit of so ingenious an invention.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0117"></a></p>
@@ -5808,7 +5801,7 @@ failed here, he would do something as good for me
elsewhere.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0201"></a></p>
@@ -5816,7 +5809,7 @@ elsewhere.
BOOK THE SECOND.
</h2>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
<i>CHAPTER I.</i>
@@ -6098,7 +6091,7 @@ of which I should never have known, but for that
blab Inésilla.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0202"></a></p>
@@ -6208,8 +6201,8 @@ death's door in less than two days.
<p class="capcenter">
<a id="img-130"></a>
-<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-130.jpg" alt="Licentiate Sédillo on deathbed" />
-<br />
+<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-130.jpg" alt="Licentiate Sédillo on deathbed">
+<br >
Licentiate Sédillo on deathbed
</p>
@@ -6351,7 +6344,7 @@ of her good friend she had appropriated to her own
use during the last illness of the licentiate.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0203"></a></p>
@@ -6627,7 +6620,7 @@ night approach, we parted, after engaging to meet
at the same place on the following day after dinner.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0204"></a></p>
@@ -7074,7 +7067,7 @@ round our finger; and never tell him the truth, but
when we are not paid for our lies.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0205"></a></p>
@@ -7368,7 +7361,7 @@ of that terrible Don Roderic, who might waylay me
on the road.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0206"></a></p>
@@ -7492,7 +7485,7 @@ such as it is. At the same time he entered on the
recital, nearly in the following terms.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0207"></a></p>
@@ -8369,7 +8362,7 @@ wantonly on my poor person; but I cannot bear much
severity, I warn you beforehand; I give you, moreover,
fair notice, that I shall be as savage as you can
be. My heart cherishes a passion, which not all
-your remonstrances shall tea? from it: so you may
+your remonstrances shall tear from it: so you may
act accordingly. Watch me as closely as you please;
it is hard if I cannot outwit such an old thing as
you. At these taunting words, I thought this
@@ -8567,7 +8560,7 @@ the matter; but left Madrid, to continue my tour of
Spain, as soon as I found myself perfectly recovered.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0208"></a></p>
@@ -8753,7 +8746,7 @@ compliment in kind. After this, we got again into
the high road, and pursued our journey.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0209"></a></p>
@@ -9024,7 +9017,7 @@ the glory of the donor, seemed likely to have ended
to the same tune as the carousal of the Lapithæ.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0301"></a></p>
@@ -9032,7 +9025,7 @@ to the same tune as the carousal of the Lapithæ.
BOOK THE THIRD.
</h2>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
<i>CHAPTER I.</i>
@@ -9355,7 +9348,7 @@ which every honest man naturally entertains for an
alguazil.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0302"></a></p>
@@ -9589,8 +9582,8 @@ fought ten times by my side. Your valor shall
mount to the very skies. I will tell more good of
you than a commander-in-chief of a favorite officer.
I will not say a word about the runaway trick; that
-would render you suspected of turning&mdash;nose
-therefore, mum is the word. What say you to it? Are
+would render you suspected of turning nose,
+therefore mum is the word. What say you to it? Are
you ready to set off? I am impatient to know your
mind.
</p>
@@ -9625,7 +9618,7 @@ the reckoning, and we rose from the table to go
away.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0303"></a></p>
@@ -9891,7 +9884,7 @@ affairs to discuss in council. O! no, no, answered
my master, you had better stop; you will not
interrupt us. This warm old gentleman has the
moderation to lend me money at twenty per cent. What,
-at twenty per cent.! exclaimed Centers, in a tone
+at twenty per cent.! exclaimed Centellés, in a tone
of astonishment. In good truth, I wish you joy on
being in such hands. I do not come off so cheaply,
for my part: I pay through the nose for every farthing
@@ -10056,7 +10049,7 @@ hundred times better than your modest women of
sense and discretion.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0304"></a></p>
@@ -10166,7 +10159,7 @@ something of you, my friend. I perceive that you
have wit at will, if you did but know how to draw
upon it. The fear of talking absurdly prevents you
from throwing out at all; and yet it is only by a
-told push, that a thousand people nowadays set
+bold push, that a thousand people nowadays set
themselves up for good companions. Do you wish
to be bright? You have only to give the reins to
your loquacity, and to venture indiscriminately on
@@ -10348,7 +10341,7 @@ dining-room were in equally high order when we
took our leave of the young jeweller.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0305"></a></p>
@@ -10727,7 +10720,7 @@ sun, parted us. Clarin followed the heels of Don
Alexo, and I went home with Don Matthias.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0306"></a></p>
@@ -10954,7 +10947,7 @@ time my own, for it is closely interwoven with the
recital for which you have called.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0307"></a></p>
@@ -11303,7 +11296,7 @@ good graces. The importance of my errand hither
sufficiently assures me of his confidence.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0308"></a></p>
@@ -11507,8 +11500,8 @@ if nothing had happened.
<p class="capcenter">
<a id="img-284"></a>
-<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-284.jpg" alt="Duel between Don Matthias and Don Lope de Velasco" />
-<br />
+<img class="imgcenter" src="images/img-284.jpg" alt="Duel between Don Matthias and Don Lope de Velasco">
+<br >
Duel between Don Matthias and Don Lope de Velasco
</p>
@@ -11554,7 +11547,7 @@ only for having taken a fancy to reading supposititious
love-letters unseasonably.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0309"></a></p>
@@ -11722,7 +11715,7 @@ immediately to fetch in my own little accommodations,
and returned to take formal possession.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0310"></a></p>
@@ -11921,7 +11914,7 @@ henceforward, when I spoke collectively of so august a
body, I would always say the "company."
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0311"></a></p>
@@ -12148,7 +12141,7 @@ ranked the inhabitant of Parnassus below themselves;
and malice could not degrade him lower.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0312"></a></p>
@@ -12331,7 +12324,7 @@ The business is settled: I will not live any longer
with the seven deadly sins.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0401"></a></p>
@@ -12339,7 +12332,7 @@ with the seven deadly sins.
BOOK THE FOURTH.
</h2>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<h3>
<i>CHAPTER I.</i>
@@ -12609,7 +12602,7 @@ apartment through a little door, of which she had
the key.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0402"></a></p>
@@ -12798,7 +12791,7 @@ comfort of finding myself reimbursed the expense so
unseasonably incurred in perfumery and washes.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0403"></a></p>
@@ -13071,7 +13064,7 @@ enjoin secrecy. After a moment's recollection, she
began her recital to the following effect.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0404"></a></p>
@@ -14440,8 +14433,8 @@ the reverberation of her shrieks, came into the room,
and, thunderstruck at the dreadful scene before
him, remained fixed to the spot where he stood.
Blanche, without noticing his presence, went on
-addressing1 herself to the king. Farewell, prince, said
-bhe; cherish my memory with the tenderness it
+addressing herself to the king. Farewell, prince, said
+she; cherish my memory with the tenderness it
deserves. My affection and my misfortunes entitle
me at least to that. Harbor no aversion to my
father; he is innocent. Be a comfort to his remaining
@@ -14498,7 +14491,7 @@ Leontio, as a record to his posterity of the
fatal adventure I have related.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0405"></a></p>
@@ -14877,7 +14870,7 @@ good, but he might have taken his leave like a
gentleman.
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p class="footnote">
[*] Should this phrase appear far-fetched in the person of Gil Blas,
@@ -14889,7 +14882,7 @@ exquisitely characteristic Greek metaphor, "a hedge of
teeth."&mdash;TRANSLATOR.
</p>
-<p><br /></p>
+<p><br ></p>
<p>
Madam, said I, my master most assuredly has not
@@ -15015,7 +15008,7 @@ approbation; so, leaving Signor Don Felix with his
page, I withdrew to bed in an adjoining closet.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ></p>
<p><a id="chap0406"></a></p>
@@ -15449,22 +15442,23 @@ with the usual accompaniments of music, feasting,
balls, and rejoicings, without either end or respite.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t3">
END OF VOL. I.
</p>
-<p><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ></p>
<p class="t4">
BALLANTYNE AND HANSON, EDINBURGH
-<br />
+<br >
CHANDOS STREET, LONDON
</p>
-<p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
+<p><br ><br ><br ><br ></p>
<div>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 66677 ***</div>
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