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Too much engrossed by his own thoughts to notice the other's manner, Lord Danesbury merely turned from the papers before him to say, 'Ah, indeed! it would be very well done. We were talking about that, were we not, yesterday? What was it? 'The Greek Kostalergi's daughter, my lord? 'To be sure. You are incredulous about her, ain't you?

Kostalergi's chief was consequently recalled, suffered to fall back upon his previous obscurity he had been a commission-agent for a house in the Greek trade and the Prince of Delos gazetted as Minister Plenipotentiary of Greece, with the first class of St.

Your biographer shall tell that you were the figure in that famous sketch what will be called in the cant of art, one of Nina Kostalergi's earliest and happiest efforts. There, now, dear Mr. Donogan, do as you are bid.

The outrage did not admit of delay. The arrangements were made in an instant, and within half an hour merely time enough to send for a surgeon they met at the end of the garden of the legation. The Russian fired first, and though a consummate pistol-shot, agitation at the insult so unnerved him that he missed: his ball cut the knot of Kostalergi's cravat.

A glance at the writing showed it was not in Kostalergi's hand, and, after a moment or two of hesitation, Kearney opened it. He turned at once for the writer's name, and read the words, 'Nina Kostalergi' his sister's child! 'Poor Matty, was all he could say for some minutes.