"Pray," said Linden to the waiter, when he had ordered his simple repast, "who is that gentleman in brown ?" "Mr.Brown," replied the waiter.
"And who or what is Mr.Brown ?" asked our hero.
Before the waiter could reply, Mr.Brown returned, with a large bandbox, carefully enveloped in a blue handkerchief.

"You come from -- --, sir ?" said Mr.Brown, quietly seating himself at the same table as Linden.
"No, sir, I do not." "From -- --, then ?" "No, sir,--from W----." "W---- ?--ay--well.

I knew a lady with a name very like W---- (the late Lady Waddilove) extremely well.

I made her some valuable presents: her ladyship was very sensible of it." "I don't doubt it, sir," replied Clarence; "such instances of general beneficence rarely occur!" "I have some magnificent relics of her ladyship in this box," returned Mr.Brown.
"Really! then she was no less generous than yourself, I presume ?" "Yes, her ladyship was remarkably generous.

About a week before she died (the late Lady Waddilove was quite sensible of her danger), she called me to her,--'Brown,' said she, 'you are a good creature; I have had my most valuable things from you.