ALAIN RENÉ LE SAGE THE ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE 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. II._ LONDON J. C. NIMMO AND BAIN 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, W.C. NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD & CO. 1881 CONTENTS OF VOL. II. BOOK THE FOURTH--CONTINUED. CHAPTER VII. Gil Blas leaves his Place, and goes into the Service of Don Gonzales Pacheco. CHAPTER VIII. The Marchioness of Chaves; her Character, and that of her Company. CHAPTER IX. An Incident which parted Gil Blas and the Marchioness of Chaves. The subsequent Destination of the Former. CHAPTER X. The History of Don Alphonso and the fair Seraphina. CHAPTER XI. The old Hermit turns out an extraordinary Genius, and Gil Blas finds himself among his former Acquaintance. BOOK THE FIFTH CHAPTER I. History of Don Raphael CHAPTER II. Don Raphael's Consultation with his Company, and their Adventures as they were preparing to leave the Wood. BOOK THE SIXTH. CHAPTER I. The Fate of Gil Blas and his Companions after they took Leave of the Count de Polan. One of Ambrose's notable Contrivances, set off by the Manner of its Execution. CHAPTER II. The Determination of Don Alphonso and Gil Blas, after this Adventure. CHAPTER III. An unfortunate Occurrence, which terminated to the high Delight of Don Alphonso. Gil Blas meets with an Adventure, which places him all at once in a very superior Situation. BOOK THE SEVENTH. CHAPTER I. The tender Attachment between Gil Blas and Dame Lorenza Zephora. CHAPTER II. What happened to Gil Blas after his Retreat from the Castle of Leyva, showing that those who are crossed in Love are not always the most miserable of Mankind. CHAPTER III. Gil Blas becomes the Archbishop's Favorite, and the Channel of all his Favors. CHAPTER IV. The Archbishop is afflicted with a Stroke of Apoplexy. How Gil Blas gets into a Dilemma, and how he gets out. CHAPTER V. The Course which Gil Blas took after the Archbishop had given him his Dismissal. His accidental Meeting with the Licentiate who was so deeply in his Debt; and a Picture of Gratitude in the Person of a Parson. CHAPTER VI. Gil Blas goes to the Play at Grenada. His Surprise at seeing one of the Actresses, and what happened thereupon. CHAPTER VII. Laura's Story CHAPTER VIII. The Reception of Gil Blas among the Players at Grenada; and another old Acquaintance picked up in the Green-room. CHAPTER IX. An extraordinary Companion at Supper, and an Account of their Conversation. CHAPTER X. The Marquis dc Marialva gives a Commission to Gil Blas. That faithful Secretary acquits himself of it as shall be related. CHAPTER XI. A Thunderbolt to Gil Blas CHAPTER XII.