the
kingdom of the two Sicilies, where Naples is. You will require
different money in all these countries, and you must look out and not
have any left over, or at least very little, when you cross the
frontiers."

"But how shall I manage that?" asked Rollo.

"_I_ don't know," said Mr. George, "any more than you do. If I had it to
do, I should try to find out. But that is your affair, not mine. You
said that if I would give you the money you would take the whole
business of the _buono manos_ off my hands. I must go now and see about
my arrangement with Mrs. Gray."

"Well," said Rollo, "I'll find out what to do."

Thus the _buono mano_ question was disposed of.

As to the board, Mr. George made a verbal agreement with Vittorio that
he would pay fifty-four francs a day for the whole party, and that, in
consideration of that sum, Vittorio was to provide board and lodging for
them all, at the best hotels, and in the best style. He paid for five
days in advance. At the end of that time, the party were to be at
liberty either to continue the system at the same rate, or to abandon
it, and pay the bills at the hotels themselves.

In respect to the carriage and horses, Vittorio brought him an
agreement, filled up from a printed form, which he and Vittorio signed
in duplicate. It was as follows. There was a picture of a carriage and
horses at the head of it. I give you the document in the original
French. If you are studying French yourself, you can read it. If not,
you must ask some one to translate it for you, if you wish to know what
it all means.

VITTORIO GONSALVI, VOITURIER.

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FLORENCE, le 22 Mars, 1857.

Par la presente ecriture, faite a double original, pour valoir et
pour etre strictement observee, comme de droit, par les parties
contractantes, a ete fixe, et convenu ce qui suit.

Le proprietaire de voiture, Gonsalvi, domicilie a Rome, promet et
s'oblige de servir Monsieur George Holiday et sa suite dans le
voyage qu'il veut entreprendre de Florence a Napoli, par la voie de
Arezzo, Perugia, Rome, et Terracina, et etre conduit par un bon
voiturier, pour le prix convenu de trois cents francs, pour la
voiture et les quatre chevaux.

Moyennant ce paiement, qui s'effectuera moitie avant de partir,
moitie a Napoli, le proprietaire de voiture, ou son conducteur
delegue, est tenu des obligations ci-apres designees.

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