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23 flict to undergo. The worthy Odelman, my refuge, my first benefactor, had depen- ded upon me for the ease and comfort of his old age. He is a widower; has no children, and without declaring it, he had already adopted me in his heart. When we were obliged to part; when in revealing to him my past misfortunes, I told him by what a prodigy of goodness I had been re- stored to honour, he bitterly complained of my reverse, and asked me if I thought I had a better friend in the world than Odelman. He pressed me to consent to his acquiting the obligation I owed you. He requested it with tears, and quickly began to feel my- self no longer able to resist his entreaties. But when he read the letter in which Mr. Walet had made the eulogium of the amia- ble Justina, and in which he had given a still more enchanting portrait of her mind than of her person-ah! said that good man to me, “I have no daughter to offer you: and if this picture be a faithful one it will be a difficult matter to find her equal. I will detain you no longer. Go, be happy -think of me, and do not cease to love me.' Nervin, as he listened to this narrative, was wrapt in thoughtful attention. "No," said he suddenly breaking silence, ' I will not desire you to be ungratful, nor will I suffer a Dutchman to boast that he is more generous than I. You have no profession here, and you are not formed to lead an in,