ge when I add that it enables me to forward to you, by
this enclosure, a passport for England, under the name of Bernard. I
also transmit a bank order for one thousand francs, which I beg you will
use freely, as if your own, and part of a fund, the remainder of which
I will take an early opportunity of placing in your hands. The hurried
nature of my present communication prevents me adding more than that I
am, very faithfully, your friend."

His initials alone were inscribed at the foot of this most extraordinary
epistle. I hastened to show it to the Marquis, who, on learning the name
of the writer, pronounced him one of the first men at the French bar.

"The warning of such a man," said he, "must not be neglected; and
although Carrier's faction have fallen, who can answer what to-morrow
may bring forth? At all events, your position as an alien is highly
perilous, and you must see to your safety at once."

As for the concluding portion of the letter, he could not assist me to
any explanation of it. The nearest approach to elucidation was, that
many of the leading lawyers of Paris were frequently selected by their
clients as depositaries of property, and that it was just possible such
had been the case here.

With this meagre suggestion he left me, and I proceeded, with a heavy
heart, to make my preparations for departure.

CHAPTER XXXI. HAVRE.

The diligence passed our door, and the conductor had orders to stop and
take me up, as he went by. That supper was a sorrowful meal to all of
us. They had come to think of me as one of themselves, and I felt as if
I was about to part with the last who would ever befriend me.

There was but little said on any side, and none of us ventured on a word
alluding to my departure. At last the old Marquis, laying his hand on my
shoulder, said,--

"These are not days in which one can trust to the post, Jasper; but if
ever the occasion offer of letting us hear of you by other means, you
'll not neglect it."

"The Pere Tonsurd will manage this for you," broke in Ursule. "He knows
how to communicate, when, and with whom he pleases."

"But how am I to meet with him?" asked I.

"This is his address, and this letter will introduce you," said she,
giving me a carefully-folded and well-sealed packet. "Make a friend of
him, Jasper, and your happiness will be the reward."

I thought that Margot's lip was upturned at these words, with a faint
expression of disdainful meaning; but