tragic and disastrous that might not have befallen him!

Lord Danvers made me a sign to follow him to his apartment in the hotel. We were left alone. He said, God be praised, I have found you! I judged from your latest letters that you must be either here or in Sicily. But where,

where is my brother's son?

been crowned with success? covered?

Has your search

Has

Has he been dis

CHAPTER XVIII.

Never

I WAS inexpressibly rejoiced at the arrival of my employer. It was at the very moment that the fate of Julian seemed irretrievable. did the descent of a God in a tragic fable, come at a time when its advent was so indispensible. I related to his lordship all the particulars. I told him that his nephew had seven days to live.

The stranger newly arrived in Italy, listened with breathless attention to my narrative. He thanked me a thousand times for my diligence, my unwearied constancy. He followed with an earnest spirit all the changes I related. When it was certain that his nephew

had been once more a companion for banditti, he gasped for breath. The edict issued for the destruction of these pernicious bodies of men terrified him. He followed me to Enna, to Palermo, to Messina, to Taranto, and to Palermo again. I described to him the execution of St Elmo, and the unhappy issue of my audience of the marchese Tanucci, from which I had just come when I caught sight of his carriage in the street. He threw himself back in his chair; he struck his forehead with vehemence; he cast his eyes to heaven with a look of inexpressible horror.-How narrowly, said he, have I escaped being the murderer of this orphan boy! Gracious heaven, what would then have become of me!

He started from his chair, and drew himself up to his greatest height.-Let us away to the marchese Tanucci !

We went first to the consul-general, Mr. Allen. He and lord Danvers were known to

each other. They had met occasionally in parties in London. Besides, his lordship had papers and documents about him, abundantly sufficiently to shew who he was.

Mr. Allen instantly dispatched his servant with a billet to the marchese, requesting an audience on business of the greatest importance, The consul and lord Danvers went together; and I was admitted to accompany them.

Mr. Allen introduced the distinguished stranger. Lord Danvers, without preface or circumlocution, told his story,made a full and unreserved confession of his shame. He stated to the marchese in the presence of the consul the rank to which he had succeeded, the extent of his estates. He had come to Italy for the express purpose of resigning these, so long unjustly withheld, to the so called Julian Cloudesley, a prisoner under sentence of death in the castle of Palermo. The marchese and the consul were equally astonished at the disclosure. The mini

ster looked alternately at lord Danvers, at the consul, and at me. At the conclusion-The young man, said he, shall assuredly be set at liberty without delay. I will go instantly to the king, and return with the necessary papers.

This was of course a business to be transacted without éclat. Lord Danvers was desirous to hide himself from all the world.

Julian was set at liberty in a few days. Mr. Allen sent his confidential secretary to conduct him to Naples; I accompanied the secretary. It was agreed that, previously to his arrival in that city, nothing should be unfolded to him. The secretary merely carried with him the proper warrant, directed to the governor of the castle, requiring him to discharge his prisoner from confinement, and send him to Naples. An officer of the royal army with a guard went with us, commissioned to see that what was directed was properly performed. As soon as we arrived at Naples, orders were given that the