Two thirds of those brave fellows are sleeping now on the plains of Vittoria!" "And, perhaps, you can tell me the name of the officer in command ?" "It was my father--he was then a major in the Eighteenth, and was promoted colonel for his conduct on that terrible day." "Your father! Upon my word, he was a brave man! I should be glad to see him again, and I am certain I should recognise him.

Is he still alive ?" "No, colonel," said the young man, turning slightly pale.
"Was he at Waterloo ?" "Yes, colonel; but he had not the happiness of dying on the field of battle.

He died in Corsica two years ago.

How beautiful the sea is! It is ten years since I have seen the Mediterranean! Don't you think the Mediterranean much more beautiful than the ocean, mademoiselle ?" "I think it too blue, and its waves lack grandeur." "You like wild beauty then, mademoiselle! In that case, I am sure you will be delighted with Corsica." "My daughter," said the colonel, "delights in everything that is out of the common, and for that reason she did not care much for Italy." "The only place in Italy that I know," said Orso, "is Pisa, where I was at school for some time.

But I can not think, without admiration, of the Campo-Santo, the Duomo, and the Leaning Tower--especially of the Campo-Santo.