"Suppose not," returned Francis, "you must surely have some notion

what these famous galleries contain. Is it pictures, silks,

"My faith, sir," said the fellow with a shrug, "it might be

carrots, and still I could not tell you. How should I know? The

house is kept like a garrison, as you perceive."

And then as Francis was returning disappointed to his room, the

"I have just remembered, sir," said he. "M. de Vandeleur has been

in all parts of the world, and I once heard the old woman declare