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Rh complexion; large dark eyes, rather melancholy in their expression; coal-black hair and mustaches; a tall and noble figure; and that stately courtesy, which seems to say, "I owe it to myself to do no wrong." Lorraine immediately resolved on what indeed was his only plan of conduct. The sleepy yet shrewd judge was the antipodes to confidence, but to Don Manuel he felt no hesitation in frankly stating his actions and their motives, from his first arrival in Spain to the present time. The Governor heard him with the most kindly attention. "Truly, as a Spaniard and a gentleman, I can only say that at your age I should have acted even as yourself. My official situation is here at variance with my feelings. I cannot be blind to the advantages your detention may give to the pursuit of Don Henriquez. If I set you at liberty, you are in a condition to materially forward his escape. I must not trust you at Naples. However, all you will have to endure is a temporary restraint: it shall not be a very severe one." For about a fortnight he remained prisoner on parole in the Governor's house. It would have been, under any other circumstances, a pleasant visit. One advantage was, that he