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24 ALFRED DE ROSANN. CHAPTER III. THE BILLS OF EXCHANGE. ATtsix o’clock M. La Motte arrived, and dinner was immediately served up. Had Ude himself superin- tended the culinary arrangements of the repast—had the Trois Freres Provencaux in the Palais Royal supplied the wine—and had Chevet arranged the order of the courses, and laid out the dessert, they - could not have succeeded better, nor have exemplified more exquisite taste than the domestics of De Rosann on this occasion. La Motte, who was somewhat addicted to gluttony, was in raptures at every conse- cutive dish; he praised the wines, and not only drank deeply himself, but also forced De Rosann to follow his example by proposing a variety of toasts in imita- tion of the English fashion. Alfred was flattered by the encomia which La Motte did not fail to lavish upon the beauty and accomplishments of Eloise ; and he fancied within himself that his partner had never appeared to such advantage, nor seemed half so agree- able before. x “This champagne is Moétt’s best,’’ said La Motte, holding up a glass of the sparkling nectar towards the wax-candle that burned on his side of the table: “and *tis excellent. Such ambrosia alone is worthy of being drank to the health of Eloise Clayton.’’ “Floise Clayton’s health !’? echoed De Rosann ; and they both emptied their glasses at the same time. “You do well, my dear -friend,’? continued La Motte after a brief pause, during which his lips savoured with a peculiar satisfaction the taste of the wine he had just drank, “ you do well to think seri- ously of settling for life in an honourable, comfortable —and,indeed,enyiable manner. One becomes wearied COMIC NOOK<S CO