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20 ALFRED DE ROSANN. journey as satisfactorily as they had apparently under- taken it.” Nothing of any consequence ensued on the road from St. Malo to Havre-de-Grace. Belle-Rose him- self saw the baggage carefully unpacked and_conveyed to their respective apartments, and settled with the postilion of the last stage. To be brief, the hour of departure arrived. Jelle- Rose had taken his place in the madle-poste for the evening of the day on which De Rosann was to bid a short farewell to France; and he accompanied our hero as far as the quay, where the steam-vessel was lying. De Rosann had already insisted upon Belle- Rose accepting a quarter of the sum with which Mr. Clayton had supplied him; and having repeatedly thanked the companion of his flight for the services he had derived from his knowledge of the country and friendly guidance, Alfred stepped into the packet- boat, and was soon out of sight of the spires of Havre, the French coast, and the land which contained all that was dear to him upon earth. For some time De Rosann walked up and down the deck without taking the slightest notice of a soul. The sea was tolerably calm—a gentle breeze blew fa- vourably from the south-eastern quarter, and the gal- lant vessel ploughed the blue element “like a thing of life,” dashing away the white foam from her prow as if she triumphed over the watery waste, and could control the billows, as she defied the influence of the tide. At length, De Rosann became wearied of his ~ own reflections, and looked around him to seek a va- riety. Onhis right hand wasa middle-aged Einglish- man of, genteel appearance, good-humoured counte- nance, and easy manners. He, moreover, spoke French uncommonly well, and addressed De Rosann 4 in that language. “You are upon your way to England, Monsieur, for the same purpose, I presume, that originally led me to France—unless, indeed, you have been thither before.”’ Gomichbooks ico