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Excerpt from The Writings of Prosper Merimee: Comprising His Novels, Tales, and Letters to an Unknown With an Essay on the Genius and Achievement of the Author
In Venice, if you should come across any old Latin book from the printing-house of Aldus, with a wide margin, if it does not cost too much, buy it for me. You will recognise it by the letters in italics, and by the trade-mark, which is a unicorn wrestling with a dolphin. Travel ling with such a large party as you are, I fancy you will write to me very seldom. You might, however, grant me the delight of an occasional letter, and give me renewed patience, for, as you are aware, I do not possess your virtue. Good-bye. Buj oy yourself, and see as many beautiful things as you can, but do not conceive the idea of seeing everything. You must say to yourself, I shall return. Your memory will always be stored with reminiscences enough to keep you from being dull. I should like to ride in a gondola with you. Once more good? Bye. Above all things, take care of yourself, and do not overtire. 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.
