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58 peaks truth. For our old Butler told my waiting-maid of a poor young creature who has been deceived, undone; and he, and her whole family, involved in hame and orrow by his perfidy.

Are you ure the Butler aid this?

See him, and ak him. He knows the whole tory, indeed he does; the names of the perons, and every circumtance.

Deire he may be ent to me.

Order old Verdun to come to the Baron directly.

I know tale-bearers are apt to be erroneous. I’ll hear from himelf, the account you peak of.

I believe it is in vere.

[angry]. In vere!

But, then, indeed it’s true.

Verdun, pray have not you ome true poetry?

All my poetry is true—and o far, better than ome people’s proe.

But I want proe on this occaion, and command you to give me nothing ele. [Butler bows.] Have you heard of an engagement which Count Cael