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156 THE COURT OF LONDON and eventual pardon,’ continued Lady Ernestina Dysart. ‘He will be more tranquillized and more confident by receiving such assurances from your lips, because he may fancy that when coming from me they are rather the expres- sion of what I hope and desire than what I am certain of. Do you comprehend me? ” | “Perfectly, my lady,” replied the obsequious governor. “TJ will seek every opportunity to visit Mr. Dysart for a few moments, and will hint my conviction that he has nothing to apprehend, but everything to hope.” . You may do this with the greatest confidence, I can assure you,” said Ernestina, inwardly rejoicing at the ease with which the man’s sycophancy made him her tool in the matter. Then, apparently in quite a casual way, she observed, ‘‘ I can only say, my dear sir, that Lord Leveson will always be most happy to see you in Albemarle Street, and that henceforth no guest will be received at his table with a more cordial mele me than yourself.’’ The governor was now so enchanted that he knew an whether he was standing upon his head or his heels; and he literally confounded himself in bowings and scrapings. Ernestina rose from the chair which she had taken on entering the room, and the obsequious governor forthwith ‘conducted her to the cell in which her husband was con- fined. He then withdrew, and Ernestina remained alone in the company of Paul Dysart. “What intelligence have you for me?” he demanded, with breathless impatience. “Good,” she replied; then taking from about her person a document which her husband instantaneously recognized, the pointed to some writing on the margin, saying, “ Read this: Dysart’s looks at once settled with all the avidity of suspense upon the writing thus indicated; and when he beheld that solemn recognition of the pledge contained in the document, with the prince’s signature affixed thereto, he exclaimed, in a joyous tone, ‘‘ Thank Heaven! I am saved! ”’ “Yes, you have now nothing to dread, Paul,’’ said Ernestina, appearing to participate in his enthusiastic delight. ‘“‘ The prince was with me for an hour this morning, and he did not hesitate to pen of his own accord that anno- CONNIE NCO KS (E(0) m