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The Inquiry.

           

           "Imightnotalwaysbecontentwiththatanswer,"repliedthevisitor,"forIcomefromonetowhomeveryonemustbeathome.ButhavethekindnesstogivetheAbbeBusoni"

           "Itoldyouhewasnotathome,"repeatedthevalet."Thenonhisreturngivehimthatcardandthissealedpaper.Willhebeathomeateighto’clockthisevening?"

           "Doubtless,unlessheisatwork,whichisthesameasifhewereout."

           "Iwillcomeagainatthattime,"repliedthevisitor,whothenretired.

           Attheappointedhourthesamemanreturnedinthesamecarriage,which,insteadofstoppingthistimeattheendoftheRueFerou,droveuptothegreendoor.Heknocked,anditopenedimmediatelytoadmithim.Fromthesignsofrespectthevaletpaidhim,hesawthathisnotehadproducedagoodeffect."Istheabbeathome?"askedhe.

           "Yes;heisatworkinhislibrary,butheexpectsyou,sir,"repliedthevalet.Thestrangerascendedaroughstaircase,andbeforeatable,illuminedbyalampwhoselightwasconcentratedbyalargeshadewhiletherestoftheapartmentwasinpartialdarkness,heperceivedtheabbeinamonk’sdress,withacowlonhisheadsuchaswasusedbylearnedmenoftheMiddleAges."HaveIthehonorofaddressingtheAbbeBusoni?"askedthevisitor.

           "Yes,sir,"repliedtheabbe;"andyouarethepersonwhomM.deBoville,formerlyaninspectorofprisons,sendstomefromtheprefectofpolice?"

           "Exactly,sir.

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