He told me that the night before, in crossing Long Acre, he had stumbled upon an old acquaintance of his; one who, like himself had been a dependent upon the De Crequy family, but had managed their Paris affairs, while Flechier had taken charge of their estates in the country.

Both were now emigrants, and living on the proceeds of such small available talents as they possessed.

Flechier, as I knew, earned a very fair livelihood by going about to dress salads for dinner parties.

His compatriot, Le Febvre, had begun to give a few lessons as a dancing-master.

One of them took the other home to his lodgings; and there, when their most immediate personal adventures had been hastily talked over, came the inquiry from Flechier as to Monsieur de Crequy "'Clement was dead--guillotined.