Smyrna times., 1859-06-23
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81 The wear 1907" said the Marquis -,
.,s ven W sh me to furnish you with an au-
ta,ntc tradition Of The Enpre--I must tell you
th,I was pssslnuately enamored of very heau-
aud very accomplished woman, bout whose
aotecrdenis, however, knew nothing. | had
met her IN some of the best houses in Paris,
wnrre she was cpurted and caresSed; and | was
ve;f-cty willing to believe that such would not
have been the case had those by whom she had
been introduced into such circles. not been tho
roughly c0avInctd of her perfect eligibility to
move IN them. Still, one thing perplexed and
u0yed me more than ! Can express, and that
was the overwhelming influence which she pos.
seSsad with the polIce-mInlslerS, who never re-
fused any request which she made Of them -
When | became aware of thisatact, was half
determined To break with her; but. led ava y
by passion with which reason and prudeQce
were unable to cope, made up my mind that
it was SIMPLY lhe'ctfect of accident, or the ma
tural result of that fascination which had
proved 20 powerful in my own case.
"B that il may. however, il was through
her .nerns that became acquainted with some
elr.ous iIc's relltre TO the conspiracy against
tn Prince of he A,turlas.
Il onc day went to pay her visit when /
W.s perfect y unexpected, and at once discov-
er i that my presence was extremely irksome
TO ner Thie conviction instantly mfllmed my
jel 0n>y; | believed that she had some other
50 or and frnm entreaties | proceeded 10 re-
pr,achrs Sine bore my violence wIh eomPo-
sure, although she evidently considered it both
di-coutIcOus and III just; and when paused to
take breath, she extended her hand, and said
gavey:
"'You are jealous, Marquis. and you have no
c,use 10 he : =. though frankly confess thai
ynI are here at a must unfortunate moment
Ii i on no love meeting that you inrude, but a
Serious DIPLOMATIC intrigue. Fouche has re-
Qp">t"d ne to lr'ud hm my boudor for an hour,
order that IL mly have an interview with a
flreIgner wI'ho 1t any fear of spies. That ls
the supple fact.
II was by no means satisfied with this ex-
Panaion, and told her so.
"'Well,' she said, somewhat angrily, as
you appear resolved to listen to your own sus-
plcions, and have no care for my safety or repu-
tatlOn, will run the risk of compelling you to
blush at your own Jolly; but we have not a
moment to spare. The minister and his COM
paniOn will be here Immediately go into this
clOset where you can hear all that passes, and
| will lock you in. Do not attempt to obtain q
SIGHT OF the stranger, as, should yOH do so, you
will scarcely escape being seen yourself; anC
then both you and | would, in all probability
end our days at Vlncennes or Pierre eh-Cise-
a fate which. to me, would, | confess, be pecu'
liarly unpleasant
"Surprised by her frmness, and divided be
tween curiosity and mistrust, | hesitated for Q
moment; but curiosity conquered, or, rather,
may say, in Justice to myself, the desire OF be
coming convinced that had wronged the w0
man upon whom, at that period, my whole hap
piness depended. |, accordingly, with grim
ace or two, walked into the closet, which hat
glazed door, with curtains both within anC
without OF tapestry work and, after Madamt
de &C had turned the key upon me. threw
myself into an armchair, where | awaited il
considerable agitation the event that was t.
fol ow.
My suspense did not last long l heard
carriage drive into the courtyard, ra pid step
uDon the stairs, and, finally. the voice Of tn
Duke d'Otranto. inquiring if all the necessar
precautions had been taken; and if my faI
friend would guarantee that neither in tn
house itself, nor its immediate neighborhoOC
any curious eyes were to be dreaded.
"The coolness with whica she answered il
the affirmative rather shook my confidence i
her We aciIy and good faith; for the falsehooC
premelitated as it was. did nc appear to COS
her the slightest compunction.
Where does this door lead tor inquire
Fouche, alluding to the closet in which WI
cOncea ed.
"'lt is the door Of my garde-robe, in waiC
are hanging half dozen dresses that do 7
dscredt TO the Partisan modistes,' was the r.
ply; would you like to look at them =
IA cold persp ration inundated my Torches
at this proposition could hear the Pol
Minister walk forward a step or two, and b
lieved myself to be lost man bat ii is prob
BILE that the perfect selfpossesslon OF bis hos
ess satisfied him that there was nothing to
feared; for replying: mo, no there is no d
putting your taste, and my visitor must not fl
me discussing the merits Of ffounces and furb
l1ws'-he seated himself and began to EXPIRE
his thanks to the lady for her kindness in ha
ing acceded to bis request; assuring her tn
the interview, which was about 10 take pla
under her auspices, could not fail TO produ
very important results.
ga second carriage drove up.
Here comes my man." said Fouche :
good enough to meet him and conduct him he
YOURSELF
Madam de C was quite ignorant of {
identity of The parsonage to whom she "
about to enact the usher, and had left it TO
penetration TO solve the mystery in whit
however, as the use of my eyes was forbidd
70 me, | had liule hope that should succeed
- He entered ills roam, and he had no soar
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