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AGNES; ON, BEAUTY AND PLEASURE, LAT he remained silent, and simply by a bow conveyed and retraced his way—again saying as distinctly an acknowledgment of the announcement which : as possible, “ Count of Camerino ! ° had just been made him. | “Well, Count of Camerino !” ejaculated our ‘fam sorry, Signor Do Vere,” continued the | hero, again stopping short, “I know the name! agent, “to be compelled to disturb any arrange- | What do you moan?” ments which you have made in reference to your; “It is all right,” responded the man. “ The eojourn at Turin: but it is absolutely indispen- | Count of Camerino summons you!” able for the maintenance of peace that you should | “In that caso lead the way,” said Charles. “I ‘depart from the city. Therefore, signor, I request | follow,” that this you will do with the least possible delay. | The man turned abruptly into a diverging You cannot fail to comprehend that i allude to a! street:—thero ho was joined fur a moment by meditated duel, whereof intelligence has by certain | another man—they exchanged «a fow words, and private means reached the police.” ‘ | separated,—one retracing Lis way, the other con- “ Ah!” ejaculated our hero: “and I am ordered ; tinuing to ac&é as our Lero’s guide. Charles was to quit Turix immediately P” . convinecd that they wero the came whom he had “ Let me tell you, signor, that the Hon. Hector ' noticed at the front of the hotel; and be was Hardress is already arrosted—ho is in custody— | equally certain that his impression was erronouus, and his release. now depends upon the expedi- | aud that thoy were noé police-agents after all. Ou tion with which you may quit the Sardinian | the contrary, the thought struct jim that they capital.” | wero much more likely to be porsons who were “J deny your power thus to expel me from your | anxious to shield their proceedings from tho city,” said Charles : “ you can only act upon pusi- | polico, And now, all in a momant, i¢eas of plots tive intormation—and this i¢ 18 impossible you | and conspiracics in whieh the Count of Camerino could havo had, Ah! perhaps Floribel herself | might possibly be engaged, flashed to the mind of may have given it !’’ he mentally ejaculated. our hero, and mado him hesitate whethor to follow “ What is your decision, signor ?® demanded | any farthor in the footeteps of bis guide, Lut the police-agent. then ho reflected that it was scarcoly puossihlo the “I will bend to the mandate whereof you are; Count of Camerino could be intriguing in Sar- the bearer,” responded Charles. “ At the expira- | dinin; for there was nothing in common betwiz tion of an hour I will leavo Turin.” tho affairs of that kingdom and of Naplez. Be- “Enough, signor !” auswerel the police-agent | sides, Charles also reflicted that tha Couut’s past with a bow: and he then tuok his departure. experiences must havo been bitter enough to teach * Now for the promised interview with Flo~ ; hima sovero leasons, and that it was thorefore little ribel era J loave Turin !” said Charles to himself. ; probuble after all that ho was actually engaged in “ But, Ab! 1 will leavo a letter with Holcroft, to | fresh machinations of a political character. Never- be delivered to Hardrese, to bid him follow mo ; theless, it naturally occurred to him that he night intuv France, if he will—and there will 1 givo | just as well put an inquiry or two to the person him satistaction. Yes! 16 is thus that I must ar- whom ho was following; and quickoning his steps, range my plane!” eoon overtook this individual, whum he now Charles wrote the letter aceordingly—thrust it observed to be a reapectnbly-dressed man, of about into his pocket—and set out for tho Totol de | the middle age, and with a calin but doterminet France. It was now six o'clock in the evening ; | expression of countenancc—-as ho was enabled ty it was quite ut the closo of November; and cb- ; parcoive by the light of a lamp suddeumiy ilashiag security prevailed in the streets of Turin, As Claries | on the individual's features. issued from the hutci, -it struck bim that he was; 9“ Porimit 120 to ask a question,” said Charing. followed by two persens who had provionsly been} “ Hueh!” saidthe man: “ buah! = ‘This is not standing together om tke opposite aide of the | the place for discourse—nor have 1 tho timo! Ln street, and who separated on beholding him como a few misutes- ~ forth, but who ueverthcloss pursued the same | Charles lost the remsinder of tho sentence, on route with a short interval between them. Our account of the man’s suddenly qnickening his pace. hero was too much accustomed to the proceedings | Again our hero had his miszivings: but once moro of Continental towns not tv observe such a cir- | did he reassuro himecif by mesuus of his reflec- cumstance as this which we have just noticed ; and | tions, he therefore thought to himself, “ Despite the pro- | “Tho Count of Camorino,” he thoucht to him- mise which 1 havo givon to leave the city in an self, “ would not lead me into any dillicalty! Ie hour, the police-agente are still watching mo !” may happen to know that Lam at Turin—and if Indifferent however upon the subject, ho was so, it is natural that he should wish to sec me. pursuing his way, and had just reached the com- Aftor all, if would bo mogt unkind aud ungonerous mencement of the strect in which the Hutel de on my part not to obey the summuns !” France was situated, when a man, hastily over- §$ The guide continued to load the way for the taking him, swept past,—at tho samo time giving space of about five minutes longer ; aud then he utteranco to a namo in a low yet distinct tune. abruptly stopped short at the entranco to a narrow That namo was Count of Camerino. ; lane formed by the backs of a row of small housea Charles was astoundeed; and he suddonly onthe one side and by a high garde:-wall on the stopped short. What could it moanP Was tho other. . ; man one of those whom through tho cbseurity ho « Wollow me close,” said the men: and the in- «hel cre now seen ccparate and follow him ?—and junction was more or less neecsrary, ipasinuch as if sv, were thoy police-ngents after all? Searcely | tho lane was involved in an almost complete dark. had he asked himself these questions, when the | neas. . man whohad brushed past bisu, suddenly turned | An idea of some treachery for an instant struck comiclbooks C©