The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-09

carnestneaa surprised ana half con-
WINGED him for when servants came
/ IN to answer 10 hia summons. he
merely called for wine. and present
~ seating himself motioned me
also 10 h chair.
For a long while he remained
silent. seemingly IN deep thought
then At last be sighed and said
well. ny lord am ready to listen
! to what you have 70 say"
wanted no more. but Immediate
\ ", In a low, earnest voice. com
I meneed the recital % my advent
ures. beginning from the very
morning carns McNsidor. or the
Marquis de seyringen. had visited
my apartments and left his purse
/ behind. and proceeding thencefors
| ward until ! had given him the gist
/ % All that had bsfaiien me In
I France. my escape therefrom and
/ subsequent return 10 England.
put before him moreover. all the
I documents IN my possession, relat-
ing 10. or rather limiting at the dia-
loyalty OF certain Englisnmen. not
/ even Withholding my brOther'H let
/ ter to De sevrinEcn. The only items
which I did not think NJ 70 disclose
/ To MIN completely were the matter
OF Count d'Arras' connection with
/ Napoleon and the exact manner Of
the death Of the CuckOO's master.
/ John Masters.
The prime minister gave me
very patient hearing. only inter-
ruptlnR when l touched upon Lord
/ Meii9ille's reasonable correspond
ence. to my astonlshmcnt no warm
~ defended Lord Melville. and i'm
/ pressed on mo tha fact that the e1-
/ first lord Of the admiralty had not
| only failed to commit himself In his
/ letters. but that he could not be &C
cuaod Of treason on the word OF De
| sevringen. / could see. however.
that he attached great Importance
10 the dispatch which I had rescued
from the flames az 81. Cloud, and he
warmly euloglzed the manner in
/ which | had conducted myself In
France Moreover. the information
which / was able 10 give him as TO
the disposition OF Napoleons troops
| forming the army OF invasion af-
farded him great satisfaction. to-
gether with the news OF their CON
templated points OF landing on the
shores OF Kent and Suffolk. On
hearing this. indeed, he became
deeply moved. and asked numerous
questions.
On most important detai.a In my
story Clarisse was able 10 bear me
out, and Pitt listened 10 her re-
marks with great attention, being
sometimes even moved 10 smile at
her bright sallies and witty crih-
clams on the manners OF Napoleon's
court.
The hours wore away in this en-
crossing converse, and the lamps
were pated by morning long before
we had finished our discourse. The
manner OF the great Pitt had grown
so kind to me towards the conclus-
ion that a restful sense OF security
gradually enYeloped me. and / COM
menced 70 hope that my troubles
we're at end.
Finally he arose and said. My
dear Lord Devenac. / have no hesi-
Lation IN declaring that you have
done England a great service.
Will even go 80 far as TO say that
/ think we need no longer fear in
vaslon. Sir Robert Calder VII be
able 10 hold Yilleneuve in check un-
I'll Nelson arrives 10 assist him.
and / shall az once arrange that
Nelson. who Is shortly expected at
Gibraltar. shall be warned. For the
rest, without Villeneuve Napoleon
can by no means raise the blockade
OF the channel ports, and / much
doubt that he will even attempt the
enterprise. now that he suspects your
good faith. for he ~ aware that you
are conversant with his plans. and