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$18 AGNES; OR, BRAUTY AND PILRASURD. — $$$ has seon, this latter attempt failed ; and the perti-; “ No, signora,” was the response. “Signor De nacity witb which Timperley clung to his illegal | Vere dines at the British Embassy. But in re- pains made the blow which thereupon struck him | spect to apartments, signora, if you will perwit seem all the more awfully retributive. me to recommend you to the hotel farther down the street, you will be excellently accommodated.” Emily accepted the arrangement: and she eaic, “Be ev kind as to tell Signor De Vere that Mr. and Mre. Barrington have arrived, and that we hope to see him to-morrow morning.” “T will not fail, signora,” rejoined the landlord, “I know that Signor De Vere has been expecting you for the last ten days or more; for he has beon Txtz scene of our story- must be arain shifted to | sonstantly asking if a gentleman and lady by the the Italian soil ; and it is to Florence that we re- name of Barrington have arrived. I believe that conduct the attention of ovr readers. i be himeelf intended to leavo Florence for Naples Upwards of ton days had elapsed since the mo- to-morrow or next day; but I hope your arrival morable incidents which led to the death of Lu- qill induce him to stay a little longer.” ( cresia di Mirano and to the arrost of her unprinci- The equipage now continued ita way along the pled paramour the Count di Ramorino : Charles De street; and it turned into the court-yard of the Vore was still waiting in Florence to sce whethor hotel to which the recommendation had just been the beautiful quadroon would keop her promise given. Gustavus now woke up: he had slept and bring her husband to that city: but still they some hours—he was completely sober ; and Emily came not. Day after day did ho expect them; hastily whispered to hie, “ You are in Florence,’ and be said to himself, “* After the immense ser- dear Gus!” y vice which Mrs, Barrington rendered me, by ens Ha smoothed“tiown his hair; and without an- abling mo to perform in safety the journey from ! swefing the observation just made by his beauti- her Apennine dwelling inte Florence, I am bound ' ful quedroon wife, he descended from the chaise, to remain hero us long as possible to see if I can be the faithful John having tlready opened tho door, of any service to her.” and the waiters coming forth from the establish- Although his leave of absence from Naples had | ment to receive the new arrivals. (Gustavus did extended to but a fortnight, and this period had not tarry to offer bis arm to assist Emily to alight : expired, yet the British Ambassador in Florence but he at once followed a waiter into an apartment promised to hold him harmless if he exceeded that |to which he led the way. furlough by a few days. Thus Charles was still! “ The best supper you can put upon the table,” tarrying in the Tuscan capital in the hope of be- | eaid Gustavus, “and plenty of your choicest wine ! holding the arrival of the quadroon and her hus-. Bring mo a bottle of champagne at once. I am CHAPTER XXNXVIL FLOBENCE AGAIN, band : but he was now gotting wearied of waiting» any longer, and he thought that there was no ne- cessity for him to do so. Ifector Hardreas, with his wife and sister, atill continued at the hotel in Florence. It was not the same where Charles had taken up his own .quarters ¢ neither did he seo much of the Hard- iss family ; for be it remembered that he had fought a duel with Hector on account of the latter having insulted Agnes—-and though they had shaken hands end had subsequently met on friendly terms, yet our hero could not maintain areal intimacy with ono whose character he did | not respect, 1t was a lato hour in the evening when a post. chaiso drove up to the gate of the hotel at which Charles De Vere was staying. The occupante of the vehicle were the quadrvon and her husband. Tho latter was lying back fast asleep: the former auked from the window whether an English geutleman of the namo of Do Vere had apartments in that hostelry ? The roply wasgin the affirma- tive, “Then,” said Emily, “ we will stay here also, Have you suitable lodgings ?” The landlord was extremely sorry, but the hotel was quite full: fhere had boen an unusual influx of guests that day—or elae nothing would afford him greater pleasure than to accommodate any friend of Mr. De Vore, who was 8 most wortby and exeellent English gottleman. Such was the sense in which the landlord spoke. “Phen what is to be done P”’ asked Emily. “Ie Mr. De Vero in the hotel at this moment P” dying with thirst.” The quadroon now entered the apartment ; and when the waiter withdrew, she accosted her hus- band, saying in a low tremulous voico, “ Was it kind, Gustavus, to leave me to descend alone from the chaise ? was it handsome to put such an indig- nity upon your own wife in the presence of the assombied servitors of the hotel P was it even act- ing the part of a gentleman towards a lady ?” “My God, Emily !" ejaculated the young man, stamping his foot with sudden rage ; “ why do you begin to sermonise me the very moment that I set foot within the walls of this hotel ?” “ Forgive me, dear Gustavus,” said the qué- droon, now adopting the most cajoling and coaxing manner; “forgive me, dear Gus! I will not thus vex you again. But, Ob! you know how [ love you, and that therefore I am so jealous of tho little attentions which a busband ought to show towards a wife !” “ Pray don’t tease moe, Emily,” said the young man, “with another long story about INVOrg I am sick of it! Come, come~#é will not quarrel!” he ejaculated, e« c*pérceived that the quedroop’s luminous k eyes flashed sudden fires: “you know howfl bate a scene! Kiss me.” In a moment tre ¢ilendid dusky-complexioned countenance became Animated with joy, and the quadroon literally gued her lips to those of her husband. He syfered the embrace rather than returned if; ag?" as Emily’s arms were ur-wound from about fs neck, he threw himself languidly on the acfa. ‘khe waiter now entered with a bottle n&_sahamnawn and Chuetaena Avank «Aff tan ne COL NOOKS (C@