The English nobleman, he said, had found fault with everything, and used to him language to which he was not accustomed.

I quieted him, telling him that the stranger was probably unused to foreign ways, and assuring him that Your Honour had every faith in him.

He announced himself satisfied and happy at the assurance.

But I noticed that he promptly put everything in the hands of the headwaiter, telling him to satisfy the milor at any cost, and then went away to some urgent business in Vienna.

Clever man! I took Mr.Melton's orders for our journey in the morning, and asked if there was anything for which he wished.