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Vivian retired to his room, he found a notellette on his dressing-case, which contained two lines. They were as follows:—"A walk on the Terrace before breakfast, is the fashion at Château Desir." The esprit of the note sufficiently indicated the authoress, even if the perfumed paper, and the diminutive French gem, with its piquant and peculiar motto, had allowed him, for an instant, to hesitate.

In spite of his travelling, and his champagne, and his sound sleep, Vivian rose early, and was on the Terrace at a most reasonable hour,