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A native servant entered, lish footman, and announced another visitor Lewis lifted his head, and saw the lady rise, sreet a tall ed acquaintance "How do you do, Mr Marker?" he heard "I alad to see you We didn't dare to expect you till to-lish friends, Mr Haystoun and Mr Winterha ca hands cordially with a lish fashion, and sers Then he took the vacant chair by Mrs Logan, and answered the lady's questions with the ease and kindliness of one who knows and likes his fellow-creatures He deplored Logan's absence, grew enthusiastic about the dance, and produced from a pocket certain sweetmeats, not e and asked pleasantly about the journey How did they find the roads froood sport, and if he could be of any service, would they command him? He had heard of Lewis's former visit, and, of course, he had read his book TheOf course he didn't agree with certain things, but each man for his own view; and he should like to talk over the ? At Galetti's of course? By good luck that was also his headquarters And so he talked pleasingly, in the style of a lady's drawing-roo out the discords in his face

"Do you know, Mr Marker, ere talking about you before you caht you were half Scotch Mr Haystoun, you know, lives in Scotland"

"Do you really? Then I ahted to randh I have never been in your beautiful land, yet I have known many of your people And, indeed, I have heard of one of your name as a friend of my father's--a certain Mr Haystoun of Etterick"

"My father," said Lewis

"Ah, I am so pleased to hear My father and he met often in Paris, when they were attached to their different embassies My father was in the German service"