by Jacob | Jun 25, 2025 | Berbs
Chapter 23 The ministers of religion bring comfort to my woes One evening I passed in front of the church of Saint-Roch. [1] The interior was lit up, a number of the faithful gathered, with many others among them. Curiosity drew me to ask a lady there the cause of the...
by Jacob | Jun 25, 2025 | Berbs
Chapter 22 I meet another magician as trecherous as those who preceded her. Some time later, I met two ladies, a mother and a daughter, who were also staying at the Mazarin Hotel, my current residence. The mother asked me to go with her daughter to meet Romina...
by Jacob | Jun 24, 2025 | Berbs
Chapter 21 The conduct of the relatives, and what followed. When my uncle’s will was opened, we were very surprised that we didn’t find the money and other such things that we had expected, at least based on the fortunes we assumed he had possessed. The gathered...
by Jacob | Jun 24, 2025 | Berbs
Chapter 20 The death of my uncle. I was still at home at noon the next day, about to go to my uncle’s, when his wife’s niece came to the door. In an alarming tone she told me to come to his house that very moment, as fast as I could. Fearing some disastrous event, I...
by Jacob | Jun 24, 2025 | Berbs
Chapter 19 My voyage to paris. My uncle’s trial. My care to ensure its success. Either the stress of my journey or my convalescence resulted in a swelling of my legs, and it was impossible to greet my uncle before my second day in this immense capital city. He...
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