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slept at my feet. Alecco and Demetri disliked one 

 another, which was perfectly natural, but neither 

 ever made a complaint to me of the other. 



It happened that I went to pay a visit to Abney 

 one morning, as his physician returned from Zante 

 with a considerable sum of money. It was a beauti- 

 ful day in a Grecian autumn ; we walked and talked, 

 and rode and shot, until fatigue compelled us to 

 remain quiet ; and then we enjoyed our supper of 

 barley cakes and salt Moreote cheese, with as much 

 gaiety as if we had feasted on every delicacy. Rarely 

 is it the lot of any one to spend such a day, and fate 

 never permits a repetition. I hoped that it was 

 possible, for I felt a strange interest in the gallant 

 young man, of whom, however, I knew little more 

 than the name. Before lying down to sleep in 

 our capotes we took a few turns in the moonlight, 

 and the autumnal air had a feeling of northern cool- 

 ness, that made our minds naturally recur to England. 

 After a long silence, Abney abruptly addressed me 

 " You propose going to Smyrna as soon as we get 

 possession of !Nauplia. I have a favour to ask. I 

 have a portrait of singular value with me, which I 

 wish to send to England, for I fear it may get into 

 danger by remaining with me ; allow me to give it to 

 you, with the address of my bankers in London, 

 to whom you must send it in a packet, sealed and 

 delivered to Messrs Lee and Sons of Smyrna." I 

 promised to execute the commission, and received the 



