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"Ah, it is not for that," said Munnich with eive the conversation a different turn, he continued--"ah, see, Count

Oster there upon your dress!"

"Policy, nothing but policy," tranquilly responded Ostermann, while the

princess turned aith an expression of repugnance

"Well," cried the prince, laughing, "explain to us, Count Oster insects have to do with policy or politics?"

"We are all four Germans," said Ostermann, "and consequently are all

fa, 'Tell me the company you keep, and I

will tell you what you are!' I have always kept that in ood people forget that I aner, I have taken particular pains to furnish myself with a supply

of their dirt and of these delicate insects If any one asks me who I

am, I show him these creatures hom I associate, and he immediately

concludes that I ah that followed this explanation, but

suddenly he uttered a piercing cry, and sank down upon a chair

"Ah, these pains will be the death of es of death in erousover me, and my death-bed is already

prepared at ho oldof this day?"

While Oster, and the prince with kindly sympathy