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"Certainly, for he told me"

"What is it, sir?"

"To make a lunatic asylum of it, similar to that founded by the Count of Pisani at Palermo Do you know about that institution?"

"I have heard of it"

"It is asaid this, the abbe bowed to imply he wished to pursue his studies The visitor either understood the abbe's , or had no more questions to ask; he arose, and the abbe accoiver," said the visitor, "and although you are said to be rich, I will venture to offer you so?"

"I thank you, sir; I aive should be entirely from eable, but you have only to search for yourself and you will find, alas, but too many objects upon whom to exercise your benevolence" The abbe once er bowed and took his leave, and the carriage conveyed hiht to the house of M de Villefort An hour afterwards the carriage was again ordered, and this tie, and stopped at No 5, where Lord Wiler had written to Lord Wil an interviehich the latter had fixed for ten o'clock As the envoy of the prefect of police arrived ten minutes before ten, he was told that Lord Wilmore, as precision and punctuality personified, was not yet come in, but that he would be sure to return as the clock struck

The visitor was introduced into the drawing-roo-rooms A mantle-piece, with twoCupid with his bent bow, aHorayish paper; red and black tapestry--such was the appearance of Lord Willass shades which gave only a feeble light, as if out of consideration for the envoy's weak sight After ten minutes' expectation the clock struck ten; at the fifth stroke the door opened and Lord Wilht, with thin reddish whiskers, light coray He was dressed with all the English peculiarity, nah collar, in the fashion of 1811, a white kerseymere waistcoat, and nankeen pantaloons, three inches too short, but which were prevented by straps fro was,--"You know, sir, I do not speak French?"