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70 ALFRED DE ROSANN. have a better claim on the indulgence of Mrs. Clay- ton, when he should implore her to forget the -past— although he had no occasion to blush for his misfor- {unes—and should solicit her to receive him as a son- in-law. By remaining in London he was moreover eertain of securing a continuation of that unsolicited favour which had “already done him essential service, and which promised a permanence of its good feelings and protection towards him. He could, without materially offending against the laws of propriety and rigid honour, retain. the documents in his possession a short time longer, and keep the heir ignorant of their existence until his return to France; and he might enclose Leblond’s letter to Mr.-Clayton, as an apology for his prolonged absence. Were the person who was entitled to inherit the fortune of the late Marquis de Denneville, involved in the slightest difficulties, or suffering on account of the want of those funds which he alone could furtish the means to recover, his correct mind and honourabie principles would not for one instant have suffered him to withhold the papers ; but he knew that the heir was in affluence, and in the midst of abundance, and had most probably ceased to be anxious on a subject which a long and hitherto impervious mystery had baffled all hopes of elucidating. Urged by these reflections, De-Rosann wrote a short letter to Leblond, in which he declared a fixed intention of paying the most implicit obedience to his directions, and thanked him for his kind promise of procuring the royal pardon. Our hero concluded by saying, that the moment Leblond chose to recall him to France, in the name of his secret protectors, he was willing to follow their directions, and should feel proud of an opportunity to demonstrate his gratitude _ towards those who had already assisted him in the midst of his embarrassments and disgrace. De Rosann then replied to the friendly letter he had received from Mr. Clayton. He enclosed the epistle Leblond had sent him from Paris, and Degged Gomicbooks7com —