ALAIN RENÉ LE SAGE
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY TOBIAS SMOLLETT
PRECEDED BY
A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL NOTICE OF LE SAGE
BY GEORGE SAINTSBURY
With Twelve Original Etchings by R. de Los Rios
IN THREE VOLUMES—VOL. III.
LONDON
J. C. NIMMO AND BAIN
14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, W.C.
NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD & CO.
1881
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
BOOK THE EIGHTH—CONTINUED.
History of Don Roger de Rada.
Gil Blas makes a large Fortune in a short Time, and behaveslike other wealthy Upstarts.
The Morals of Gil Blas become at Court much as if they hadnever been at all. A Commission from the Count de Lemos,which, like most Court Commissions, implies an Intrigue.
The Prince of Spain's secret Visit, and Presents to Catalina.
Catalina's real Condition a Worry and Alarm to Gil Blas. HisPrecautions for his own Ease and Quiet.
Gil Blas goes on personating the great Man. He hears News ofhis Family; a Touch of Nature on the Occasion. A grandQuarrel with Fabricio.
BOOK THE NINTH.
Scipio's Scheme of Marriage for Gil Blas. The Match, a richGoldsmith's Daughter; Circumstances connected with thisSpeculation.
In the Progress of political Vacancies, Gil Blas recollects thatthere is such a Man in the World as Don Alphonso de Leyva,and, renders him a Service from Motives of Vanity.
Preparations for the Marriage of Gil Blas. A Spoke in theWheel of Hymen.
The Treatment of Gil Blas in the Tower of Segovia. The Causeof his Imprisonment.
His Reflections before he went to sleep that Night, and the Noisethat waked him.
History of Don Gaston de Cogollos and Donna Helena deGalisteo.
Scipio finds Gil Blas out in the Tower of Segovia, and bringshim a Budget of News.
Scipio's first Journey to Madrid; its Object and Success. GilBlas falls Sick. The Consequence of his Illness.