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The authorities were not long in finding out my 

 friends, who were soon on the spot, and at the 

 urgent request of the father of my pretty part- 

 ner of the previous evening, who had come to 

 hear about it, was conveyed to his house. It 

 was months before I could get about, and in 

 fact I had no desire to move, for, be it known, I 

 had fallen in love with my host's pretty daughter; 

 and curious as it may seem, I determined to 

 educate this girl and make her my wife that 

 is, if I could induce her to have me. All was 

 soon arranged, and at the end of four months I 

 went abroad to a warmer climate for my health, 

 and Louise to a boarding-school in Paris. She 

 was only seventeen, with a great desire to learn, 

 and a wonderful passion for music. 



At the end of three years I returned to Eng- 

 land, after many a wild and exciting adventure, 

 bronzed by the sun, in rude health, and a beard 

 half a yard long. 



I was quickly in " La belle France," and at 

 once found out my two old friends at Quimper, 

 who were enchanted to see me. 



" Bless me, your beard is of amazing growth," 

 said H. " You lucky dog, she is such a beauty. 



