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           There,onatable,surroundedatsomedistancebyalargeandluxuriousdivan,everyspeciesoftobaccoknownfromtheyellowtobaccoofPetersburgtotheblackofSinai,andsoonalongthescalefromMarylandandPorto–Rico,toLatakiawasexposedinpotsofcrackledearthenwareofwhichtheDutcharesofond;besidethem,inboxesoffragrantwood,wereranged,accordingtotheirsizeandquality,pueros,regalias,havanas,andmanillas;and,inanopencabinet,acollectionofGermanpipes,ofchibouques,withtheirambermouth-piecesornamentedwithcoral,andofnarghiles,withtheirlongtubesofmorocco,awaitingthecapriceorthesympathyofthesmokers.Alberthadhimselfpresidedatthearrangement,or,rather,thesymmetricalderangement,which,aftercoffee,theguestsatabreakfastofmoderndayslovetocontemplatethroughthevaporthatescapesfromtheirmouths,andascendsinlongandfancifulwreathstotheceiling.Ataquartertoten,avaletentered;hecomposed,withalittlegroomnamedJohn,andwhoonlyspokeEnglish,allAlbert’sestablishment,althoughthecookofthehotelwasalwaysathisservice,andongreatoccasionsthecount’schasseuralso.Thisvalet,whosenamewasGermain,andwhoenjoyedtheentireconfidenceofhisyoungmaster,heldinonehandanumberofpapers,andintheotherapacketofletters,whichhegavetoAlbert.

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