He is come 'on pressing business,'-- perhaps not of stage-diamonds alone?
Here now is DOCUMENT SECOND; nearly of the same date; may be of the very same;--more likely is a few days later, and betokens mysterious dialogue and consultation held on Tuesday 10th.

It is in two hands: written on some scrap or TORN bit of paper, to judge by the length of the lines." DOCUMENT SECOND.
"In Voltaire's hand, this part:-- -- 'Savoir s'il est encore tems de declarer les billets qu'on a sur la steure.

si on en specifie le numero dans la declaration.'-- 'If it is still time to declare [to announce in Saxony and demand payment for] Notes one holds on the Steuer?
If one is to specify the No.
in the declaration ?' "In Hirsch's hand, this part:-- -- 'l'on peut declarer des billets sur la steure, qu'on a en depost en pays etranger, et dont on ne pourra savoir le numero que dans quinze jours ou trois Semaines.'-- [Klein, 259.] 'One can declare Notes on the Steuer, which one holds in deposit in Foreign Countries; and of which one cannot state the No.

till after a fortnight or three weeks.' "Which of these Two was the Serpent, which the Eve, in this STEUER-SCHEIN Tree of Knowledge, that grew in the middle of Paradise, remains entirely uncertain.

Hirsch, of course, says it was Voltaire; Voltaire (not aware that DOCUMENT SECOND remained in existence) had denied that his Hirsch business was in any way concerned with STEUER;--and must have been a good deal struck, when DOCUMENT SECOND came to light; though what could he do but still deny! Hirsch asserts himself to have objected the 'illegality, the King's anger;' but that Voltaire answered in hints about his favor with the King; 'about his power to make one a Court-Jeweller,' if he liked; and so at last tempted the baby innocence of Hirsch;--for the rest, admits that the Steuer-Notes were expected to yield a Profit--of 35 per cent:--and, in fact, a dramatic reader can imagine to himself dialogue enough, at different times, going on, partly by words, partly by hint, innuendo and dumb-show, between this Pair of Stage-Beauties.