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"I a, my fine fellow," said the unknown to the servant, with so ironical an expression of the eye, and so frightful a smile, that he withdrew; "I only wish to say two or three words to your ht ago"

"Come," said Andrea, with sufficient nerve for his servant not to perceive his agitation, "what do you want? Speak quickly, friend"

The man said, in a low voice: "I wish--I wish you to spare me the walk back to Paris I aood a dinner as you, I can scarcely stand" The young e familiarity "Tell me," he said--"tell me what you want?"

"Well, then, I want you to take e, and carry

"Yes," said theimpudently at the youth; "I have taken the whim into my head; do you understand, Master Benedetto?"

At this na , "This e him with a commission, the result of which he must tell me; walk to the barrier, there take a cab, that you room retired "Let me at least reach a shady spot," said Andrea

"Oh, as for that, I'll take you to a splendid place," said thethe horse's bit he led the tilbury where it was certainly impossible for any one to witness the honor that Andrea conferred upon hi in your fine carriage," said he; "oh, no, it's only because I am tired, and also because I have a little business to talk over with you"

"Co ht, for it was curious to see this rascal throwing hiant driver of the tilbury Andrea drove past the last house in the village without saying a word to his coh well-pleased to find hi in so comfortable a vehicle Once out of Auteuil, Andrea looked around, in order to assure himself that he could neither be seen nor heard, and then, stopping the horse and crossing his arms before the man, he asked,--"Now, tell me why you come to disturb my tranquillity?"