44 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



was open to me. One morning I re- 

 ceived the following note from him. — 



'' Jeudi, ce 17 Avril, 18 — . 

 "Mon digne Ami, 

 Passez chez moi a cinq heures ; vous 

 trouverez la fortune du pot 



(And he signed himself) 



**De Chambre." 



Now this it will be admitted was rather 

 startling. I went, however, at all hazards, 

 and found the contents of his " pot" de- 

 cidedly more tempting than might have 

 been anticipated, by a cursory glance at 

 his note. 



