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extraordinary, and has cost me fifteen thou
sand fraucs.n


Your fifteen thousand francs, Monsieur
Felix, will 60 TO pay part Of his expenses.
What extravagance! As to myself" added
be, rubbing bis hands together, "l'm in for
nOthinZj but there are some Of my acquainl-
aneos who will be great sufferers"


! was satisfied the bubble had burst; on
finding in my room, one day, quantity Of
letters, all Of which were cOuched in pretty
near these words:


" Mr. M presents his compliments
to Mr.. Meran, and having some heavy CO.
gagements TO mee; to-day, begs leave to in
close his account for settlement


My answers were all alike:


Mr.. MsranRhanks Mr.. M. for having
furnished his account, which he has long
wanted, and encloses a check on his banker
for the amount"


| only received one letter which did not
ask for money. Here it is:


My dear Meraa-


"Pcrmit an old friend, who did not pre-
sent himself to you during your brilliant ca
reer, to acquaint you that there arc reports
in circulation respecting your conduct which
have given him much pain, and which he
can only reconcile with the esteem he has
always entertained for your character, by
supposing you have in some way been i'm
posed upon. If the expenses which you be-
leved yourself obliged to incur, under the
circumstances, cmharrass you, have five
hundred francs, which, as they may be now
more necessary to you than myself, are a
your disposal, &c"


TO the answer which a grateful hear
would offer TO such letter, added:


81 am rich, not in consequence of a lega-
cy which never believed in, but because
people, Notwithstanding my protestations,
would have it was rich, and so, in truth,
have become, though | can scarcely tell
how wish YOU to say 50 much to all
those who interest themselves in my con-
cerns.n


Thus, ineadditiQn to my large fortune,
found myself in possession Of that truer
wealih--a sincere friend; on whom could
rely, if ever overtaken by adversely.


] have sometimes caught myself applaud
ing my own sapiOr faire; but little reaee'
ton has convinced me that owed nothing
to my own abilities. have taken that rank
in society which belongs to oiio possessed
of an income Of twenty thousand ffancs, and
| interd to retain it.