The Assizes.

           TheBenedettoaffair,asitwascalledatthePalais,andbypeopleingeneral,hadproducedatremendoussensation.FrequentingtheCafedeParis,theBoulevarddeGand,andtheBoisdeBoulogne,duringhisbriefcareerofsplendor,thefalseCavalcantihadformedahostofacquaintances.Thepapershadrelatedhisvariousadventures,bothasthemanoffashionandthegalley-slave;andaseveryonewhohadbeenpersonallyacquaintedwithPrinceAndreaCavalcantiexperiencedalivelycuriosityinhisfate,theyalldeterminedtosparenotroubleinendeavoringtowitnessthetrialofM.Benedettoforthemurderofhiscomradeinchains.Intheeyesofmany,Benedettoappeared,ifnotavictimto,atleastaninstanceof,thefallibilityofthelaw.M.Cavalcanti,hisfather,hadbeenseeninParis,anditwasexpectedthathewouldre-appeartoclaimtheillustriousoutcast.Many,also,whowerenotawareofthecircumstancesattendinghiswithdrawalfromParis,werestruckwiththeworthyappearance,thegentlemanlybearing,andtheknowledgeoftheworlddisplayedbytheoldpatrician,whocertainlyplayedthenoblemanverywell,solongashesaidnothing,andmadenoarithmeticalcalculations.Asfortheaccusedhimself,manyrememberedhimasbeingsoamiable,sohandsome,andsoliberal,thattheychosetothinkhimthevictimofsomeconspiracy,sinceinthisworldlargefortunesfrequentlyexcitethemalevolenceandjealousyofsomeunknownenemy.Everyone,therefore,rantothecourt;sometowitnessthesight,otherstocommentuponit.

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