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146 ALFRED DE ROSANN. CHAPTER XIII. THE FARM-HOUSE. ‘Scarce y had the first ray of twilight announced the dawn, when Theodore left his bed, and sought the larder, to arrange a hasty breakfast for the tra- veller, whose contented disposition had solicited no better couch than the abode of the unclean animal. The hospitable peasant hastily piled some slices of cold meat on a huge piece of bread, to which were added a morsel of cheese, and a pint bottle of sour wine; and armed with these luxuries, he sallied forth to visit the modest stranger. As he approached the stye, the noise of his foot- steps aroused the slumbering swine; and an immense pig, doubtless fancying that its morning meal was close at hand, made a rush towards the door of the covered den, to force an egress into the yard adjoin- ing. But, in performing this very natural movement, the unwieldly animal placed one of his feet on the countenance of the sleeping stranger; and that indi- vidual, whose head was apparently full of Gendarmes, and whose dreams were peopled with nothing but police-officers, turnkeys, and inspectors, awoke in a terrible fright, and set up a most fearful howl, per- fectly convinced in his own mind that the unsaintly hand of a functionary of justice had thus assailed his person. Not contented with exercising the powers of his voice to their highest key, healso availed him- self of the possession of arms and legs, and com- menced a vigorous attack on the sides and head of the offendmg beast, which kicked and plunged in. return, and squeaked a discordant chorus to the cries of its assailant. The battle was raging in all its fury when Theodore arrived to put an end to it; and having EOMIGLOOOKSaE)