Heathcotes are living in Germany.
The young man is married to Miss Leslie, but no great catch either, for
she lost about two-thirds of her fortune in speculation; still, they've
got a fine place on the Elbe, near Dresden, and I saw them at the Opera
there a few nights ago."
"And that young fellow--Layton, or Leighton--"
"Layton. He made a good thing of it. He married the girl they called
Miss Hawke, with a stunning fortune; their yacht is waiting for them
now at Leghorn. They say he's the first astronomer of the day. I can
only tell you, that if his wife be like her picture in this year's
Exhibition, she 's the handsomest woman in England. I heard it all from
Colonel Quackinboss."
"And so you met Quackinboss?"
"Yes, he came out from England in Layton's schooner, and is now gone
down to join Garibaldi. He says, 'Come si fa?' is n't such a poor devil
as he once thought him; and if they do determine to strike a blow for
freedom, an American ought to be 'One of Them.'"
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