n aken up s of ed pleasure, Pierre  ead of remonstrating ion must bring upon the sick man.

    At t going, stopped amped . quot;Am I to spend my Carnival in ing er forfootbat;

    quot;You must not leave your comrade to die  ; I replied.

    quot;Let o tal, t;

    quot;;

    Pierre seemed to make up his mind.

    quot;ell, Im going to take ; resumed ;besides, I s rid of up, comrade!quot; taken off  oo o  t listen:  up, and ed o ter, who ran for a hackney carriage.

    I sa into it, almost fainting, ienterman; and t off, one pero die, to dine atCourtville Gardens!

    Six oclock.--I o knock at my neigter, finis last, and directedto oine tefully, and made me sitdown.

    It  time I o ttic of teur.

    Curtains stained ove, a bedof stra t number of prints in a ings frames turned against the wall.

    At t I came in, ts of bread, leashamed.

    quot;to tempt you in my supper, neig; said h asmile.

    I replied t at least I t it a very pheCarnival.

    M. Antoine s on again h his supper.

    quot;Every one keeps ; resumed o dip a crust into ;ts ofepicures, and not all feasts are meant to regale te; t;

    I looked involuntarily round me, as if to seek for two him for such a supper.

    it doubt ood me; for  up sloerial air of a man confident in o do, ure frames, dreing, over  under t of the lamp.

    It represented a fine-looking old man, seated at table er, and o t of musicians sig, t to be asplendid copy of Jordaens.

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