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But there is a defect--only one, but it is a defect which almost entitles it to be spelled with a capital D. We believe it all happened--we know that it must have happened,for our faith in the Sieur de Conte never for an instant wavers. We are still charmed with it. It was given twice by the class withenormous success, and in modified form it was published in the CenturyMagazine (January, 1888).

t of any heart malady, and attributed the wholetrouble to acute indigestion, from which he had always suffered more orless. Howells says, or at least implies, that they expected theirremoval to Florence to be final. No one of the family had at this time seen thelocation. Then he asked solemnly: And is he never serious? And Dr.