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 "I found it here," returned Ferdinand.

"Dear me, then it surely must have fell out of the pocket of the lady or gentleman that was here yesterday."

"Very possibly," said Ferdinand.—"Pray who were they?"

"I don't know, indeed, Sir,—it was a very tall lady and a short gentleman, that came here, as you have done. Yesterday morning they had some milk, as you be going to have—then they walked away, and in the afternoon came again—stayed here some time eating bread and fruit; then payed me well—and I have seed no more of them."

The "very tall lady" did not answer the figure of Fatima, who, though elegantly formed, was not above the middle size; yet he was confident the seal had been her's.—He asked several questions of the good woman, but could obtain no satisfactory answers.

"Do you think," said he, 'that they are in this neighbourhood; for then this trinket might be returned to them?"