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Monsieur, as an English traveller, surrounded by allfortune, carriages, and servants-'Perfectly, perfectly Without doubt,' said the gentleman Monsieur could not easily place himself in the position of a person who

had not the power to choose, I will go here to-morrow, or there next

day; I will pass these barriers, I will enlarge those bounds Monsieur

could not realise, perhaps, how the s to the force of necessity 'It is true,' said Monsieur 'We will--ha--not pursue the subject You are--hum--quite accurate, I have no doubt We will say nocome to a close, he drew his chair away as he spoke,

and moved back to his forreater part of the table, the other guests also resu to toast the to bed The host, when they rose froht, and withdrew But first the insinuating

traveller had asked him if they could have some wine made hot; and as

he had answered Yes, and had presently afterwards sent it in, that

traveller, seated in the centre of the group, and in the full heat of

the fire, was soon engaged in serving it out to the rest

At this ti ladies, who had been silently

attentive in her dark corner (the fire-light was the chief light in the

so slided out She was at a loss which way to turn when she

had softly closed the door; but, after a little hesitation aes and the allery, where the servants were at their supper From these she