Capitolo 8
among this number Luigi Durant, a man of corrupt principles was and deeply
perverted feelings. A twig of a noble family of small pretensions which
pride exceeded far them he/she wants to say, he was covetous to get wealth; and
being too much laggard to digitize a profession, too much poor to become a dealer,
and too much proud to job as a last resort he desired to _marry_ a fortune.
As the most greater part of his/her class, he was I deprive of scruples as to _means_ so the _end_ was
reached. It was, therefore, an easy matter to adapt, in external
aspect, to the society he was in. This that he has never succeeded in doing. When with
the Waltons, he was a model of the generosity and a compassionate angel. When with
the player of hazard or the _roue_, he was equally to house--a pervert or a
trainer of cards.
With the intuitive perception of woman, Ellen saw through his/her character to
once; and, although she treated him/it with civilization, it never gave him some
encouragement. Blinded by his/her fortune, and building his/her reserve in the
the timidity of a first passion, being too much vain to give credit to the inability
of his/her powers of the charm him he abdicated to bring all in front of them,
to hope, and it already counted on the half the piece of ground of ground of Walton as his really,
and spent a lot one shilling his small funds on the strength of the
anticipation.
When he saw that to the fund of his/her purse you/he/she would have come soon, he looked for
an opportunity, declared him in love and churches to the hand of Miss
Walton. The General to whom he had appeared an excellent individual" always,
you leave his/her daughter to decide the matter. This way it assigned, him not lost time in
Ellen that the recipient of his does "love story." All of his/her theatrical powers
you/he/she had called in action; its eloquence commanded; but the impressions did
it was different far from that understood. Although the external semblance was
complete, saw of Ellen that the passion has been false, and an even more deep