ier in his
mind. He was under obligations to the girl for many an agreeable hour
that might otherwise have passed heavily. He had paid the debt, and he
had paid it _en prince_, as became a Van Twiller. He spent the rest of
the day in looking at some pictures at Goupil's, and at the club, and in
making a few purchases for his trip up the Hudson. A consciousness
that this trip up the Hudson was a disorderly retreat came over him
unpleasantly at intervals.

When he returned to his rooms late at night, he found a note lying
on the writing-table. He started as his eye caught the words "------
Theatre" stamped in carmine letters on one corner of the envelope. Van
Twiller broke the seal with trembling fingers.

Now, this note some time afterwards fell into the hands of Livingstone,
who showed it to Stuyvesant, who showed it to Delaney, who showed it to
me, and I copied it as a literary curiosity. The note ran as follows:--

Mr. Van Twiller,

Dear SiR--i am verry greatfull to you for that Bracelett. it
come just in the nic of time for me. The Mademoiselle
Zabriski dodg is about Plaid out. my beard is getting to
much for me. i shall have to grow a mustash and take to some
other line of busyness, I dont no what now, but will let you
no. You wont feel bad if i sell that Bracelett. i have seen
Abrahams Moss and he says he will do the square thing. Pleas
accep my thanks for youre Beautifull and Unexpected present.

Youre respectfull servent,

Charles Montmorenci Walters.

The next day Van Twiller neither expressed nor felt any unwillingness to
spend a few weeks with his mother at the old homestead.

And then he went abroad.

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