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22 ALFRED DE ROSANN. life, I think you will agree with me in yielding the palm to the French kitchen.”’ “Yes,” cried the Englishman, endeavouring to conceal his ill-humour in an affected facetiousness, . “ the French are superior to the English in their cook- ing and their dancing.” ‘ And in their manners,’’ added our hero, drily. The Englishman muttered a ‘“ You be damned!” between his teeth, which did not, however, reach the ear of De Rosann, and passed over to the other side of the vessel, consoling himself with the idea of “ Well, thank God, we beat them at Waterloo!’’ ; CHAPTER III. DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. How beautiful is the ocean when its wide bosom is agitated by a gentle breeze, as the breast of a maiden heaves to the tale of her lover—when the sea-gull flaps its wing upon the crested billows as it skims them—when a few distant sails vary the dark blue of the horizon—and when the sky above is like a canopy of costly silk, whose fringes touch the expanse of wa- ters on every side ! How beautiful is the ocean when the rays of a summer sun illume its surface—when the vessel dances gladly over the waves, dashing the white foam from its sharp prow—and when the heart of the passenger is so devoid of care as to enable him to enjoy the loveliness of the scene! O it is indeed a.scene of magnificence—grandeur—and sublime ter- ror !—a scene which creates such strange emotions of “ pleasing pain’’ that we gladly fly to it again. After an easy passage, the steam-vessel touched at Southampton ; and De Rosann, preceded by a porter earrying his baggage, went direct to a hotel. He had GOMIGDOOKS;com)