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ter tay return ] called upon R. whom fad left last attaining to perfect health. found hlm with a number of papers on the table at which he had been writing. As enter ed, he was walking up and down the room. He ran to me, and shook me earnestly by the hand. ''Thank God you are colne,;' said be-

 What is the meaning of this agitation? P l replied; :. you alarm me.''

 1" Listen" he said; "I am going to make further demands upon your friendship-but first let me explain what has happened.- My cousin Captain M. came to town yes- terday morning, and called upon me with letters from home. walked out with him to the Park. We there met the lady ill whose house told you lived when came 10 London. l bowed, and intended to have passed on, but she turned back step or two after me, and said, that if did not happen tobe particularly engaged, she wish ed much 10 speak a few words to me- Upon this my cousin left me, requesting me to join him again in the interior of the Park, when l was ready. The lady then told me briefly and pointedly enough, that having a great desire to explain to me what must have seemed rude and harsh conduct on her part, and that of her inmates, and not know ing where l lived, she had determined to avail herself of the opportunity of our ac- cidental meeting, 10 speak to ne. You must have observed, sir, she went on, that after the unfortunate arrival of MT. H. at my house, our manner was soon changed towards you 1 had not observed any change in the good lady's manner, for which you will easily account, but let her pro- ceed without interruption. 'The fact Is, Mir. H. thought if necessary to get you out of the house, because you could understand him, and were a check upon him. He told us the worst stories of you.' And then, sir, she went into a detail of islanders that 1 sent me mad. She confessed that she and her niece had believed this villain, and had consequently treated me with coolness, to l induce me to leave the house. 4 month or two, however, discovered to them the cha racter of the abandoned hbertine they had listened to, and he was turned out of the 1 house with indignation; the introduction he had come with was discovered to be false, though he took good care to avoid forgery, by making Il a verbal one merely, which, with his plausible manner was sHlIicient.- Part of what he had said about me was discovered to bt- lie, and the rest was not believed. Ny niece said the old lady and with this concluded her story, has scarcely held up her head since the discoye- " of the base mans infamous intentons.'

 " lou may judge the state of fury into which was driven by this recital," contn- ued k. as he walked about the room in the utmost excitement. "I joined my cousin, and instantly asked him to go on my part to demand satisfaction of H. The villain had the insolence to tell him that he WIS glad was at last ready to show myself, as he had been waiting for some time to make a similar demand of me. But why occupy you with all this It is arranged that we meet to morrow morning in Hyde Park, immediately after six o'clock"

 l was petrifed with surprise and grief 6 Good God!" l said, ''is there nothing to be done to avert this? Why should you ex- pose your life to the fire of one who has thus injured you"

 "There is no other method to wipe out the stain, he answered passionatey, "but at ali events 1t must be done. l may not, and I cannot reason now. have re- quest, and whether shall ever make an- other know not. You see these papers shall seal them up tonight; if fall, let them be conveyed to my brother-and you will say to my mother--but that way mad ness lies, or something worse, a faltering of the man within me. You will do what I ask--I know you will. And now-for must sit down to write agaln-now farewell ! [ God bless you--forgive me all this trou- ble."

 He wrung my hand-I promised: hard ly knew what did or where 1 stood.

 "Farewelll" he said again.

 "No," l replied, "say good night. l will be on, or near the ground, tomorrow morning."

 "Thanks, thanks-more than l can ut ter," he said, '' wished if but dared not ask it-good night!"

 That night did not sleep. l knew not wiiis; ;o dc. : thought 6 hundred times Of : going to the police, but was deterred by fear , that in so doing was hetraying my friends honor, and leaving him open to the further sneers and calumnies of his adversary Morning came at length. It was the mid- dle. of March; a cold, dry, bleak wind blew in my face as 1 went forth, the sky was l scowling, and gloomy forebodings took possession of my soul. As l reached Hyde Park, the gates were just opening.