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ch upon it! Oh! I am but a silly old fool! Vive l'amour et cogni--I mean--my Agricola!" And, to console himself, the old soldier gayly slapped his son's shoulder. This seemed another omen of evil to the blacksmith; for he dreaded one moment to another lest the fears of Mother Bunch should be realized. "Now that I have recovered myself," said Dagobert, laughing, "let us speak of business. Know you where I find the addresses of all the notaries in Paris?" "I don't know; but nothing is more easy than to discover it." "My reason is," resumed Dagobert, "that I sent from Russia by post, and by order of the mother of the two children that I have brought here, some important papers to a Parisian notary. As it was my duty to see this notary immediately upon my arrival, I had written his name and his address in a portfolio, of which however, I have been robbed during my journey; and as I have forgotten his devil of a name, it seems to me, that if I should see it again in the list of notaries, I might recollect it." Two knocks at the door of the garret made Agricola start. He involuntarily thought of a warrant for his apprehension. His father, who, at the sound of the knocking turned round his head, had not perceived his emotion, and said with a loud voice: "Come in!" The door opened. It was Gabriel. He wore a black cassock and a broad brimmed hat. To recognize his brother by adoption, and to throw himself into his arms, were two movements performed at once by Agricola--as quick as thought.--"My brother!" exclaimed Agricola. "Agricola!" cried Gabriel. "Gabriel!" responded the blacksmith. "After so long an absence!" said the one. "To behold you again!" rejoined the other. Such were the words exchanged between the blacksmith and the missionary, while they were locked in a close embrace. Dagobert, moved and charmed by these fraternal endearments, felt his eyes become moist. There was something truly touching in the affection of the young men--in their hearts so much alike, and yet of characters and aspects so very different--for the manly countenance of Agricola contrasted strongly with the delicacy and angelic physiognomy of Gabriel. "I was forewarned by my father of your arrival," said the blacksmith at length. "I have been expecting to see you; and my happiness has been a hundred times the greater, because I have had all the pleasures of hoping for it." "And my good mother?" asked Gabriel, in affec
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