The American Marquis by Nick Carter — page 32: what you’re looking at

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cay ie THE AMERICAN MARQUIS. Well, thou must know that ever since the last Marquis d’Iberri, died, and the estate, without the title, fell into the hands of a wealthy relative, who cared naught for the chateau, it has been my custom—with permission, you un- -derstand—to let strangers come here and spend a few — ~ hours. : ‘They were foreigners, mostly, who came. Americans more than others, for they do say they have only tents and yt th , Y rat) ‘ a i} \ AL | XN ) oe) ~ a & _-* = ereas il ———_ » — ae Sa —— eel <oeeeeneneninaemmm, ‘ —_—_—_—_—_———— —— i WN ‘' \ \8 \\ Mi ss _——— | — **SO, JACQUES, THOU WILT HAVE THE STORY OF THE CLUB, EH?” - mud houses in their country, and of course it pleased them _ to see so grand a place. “T think it was two years ago last fall that a man came here and asked if he might have the chatean for the night some time. He wanted to have some joke with a friend,” he said. «© Was he an American?” asked Jacques. «© American? No. He spoke French as well as thou or Pa aged shouldst thou ask that?” com (@) books.com —