•Of course not, , Csesarina said ; ' your brother had nothing at all to do with the matter, and you had no special object in Bending him away from France. He has merely gone travelling in Africa for bis own pleasure. , •How do you know he is in Africa?' de manded Lucian ; and Madame Petit-homme replied: •We received nob long ago a letter from Africa; and on opening it found inside another one directed to you.'

4 Ah, give it me—ib is from Susanne !' cried Lmcian, putting his hand between the bare of the grating aad looking round cautiously at the guard. The man was not taking any notice of him, however, for he was known to be specially privileged by the Superintendent; and when he had thrust the precious missive into his bosom, Csesar ina said, with an air of hesitation and em barrassment) :

' Mr Luolan, we have brought you a few banknotes, for you are surely without money. You are astonished, are you not? Wβ are so ourselves, bub bake the money, quick,, while our good impulse lasts.' Lucien could nob restrain a Birrile as he thanked his friends, and assured them that he bad no use at all for money ; and Cseear ina, having , eased her conscience with the good intentiou, put the notes back into her pocket, aad the pair departed promising to come again. Lucian Lecomte returned to the library, and after making sure that no oae was watching him, opened the letter. It was from Suaanne, and ran as follows : ' My dear Uncle. Aβ you do not answer my letters I fear that you have not received them, and co I will tell you everytning , over again. Perhaps, indeed, you will not mind fleering it twice from your little Sueanne. Oh, how unhappy I was the day we left Paris in such a hurry ; how I wept for" dear mamma—you would have been sorry if you had seen me. It grieved me beyond everything to think that I could Dot pray beside her grave, and strew it with fresh flowers ; for even though ahe conld not answer when I called, she would ~ atoile on me from heaven,—for she could not help pitying her child. And you, too, tny dear Uncle, I was so sorry to leave you all alone. 