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"I ahtful place?"

"It is a rock"

"And why has the count bought a rock?"

"For the sake of being a count In Italy one must have territorial possessions to be a count"

"You have, doubtless, heard the adventures of M Zaccone's youth?"

"The father's?"

"No, the son's"

"I know nothing certain; at that period of his life, I lost sight ofcomrade"

"Was he in the wars?"

"I think he entered the service"

"In what branch?"

"In the navy"

"Are you not his confessor?"

"No, sir; I believe he is a Lutheran"

"A Lutheran?"

"I say, I believe such is the case, I do not affirm it; besides, liberty of conscience is established in France"

"Doubtless, and we are not now inquiring into his creed, but his actions; in the name of the prefect of police, I ask you what you know of him

"He passes for a very charitable ht of Jesus Christ for the services he rendered to the Christians in the East; he has five or six rings as testimonials from Eastern monarchs of his services"

"Does he wear them?"

"No, but he is proud of theiven to the benefactors of man than to his destroyers"

"He is a Quaker then?"