By Jove! my dear friend, and new acquaintance, I like you! Let us be friends.

My name's Ralph Ashley--I'm Fanny's cousin.

Come! confidence for confidence!" Verty smiled.
"My name is Verty," he said; "I havn't any other--I'm an Indian." "An Indian!" "Yes." "Is it possible ?" Verty nodded.
"Why, you are an elegant cavalier, or the devil take it! I'm just from Williamsburg--from the college there; and I never saw a finer _seigneur_ than yourself, friend Verty.

An Indian!" "That's all," said Verty; "the new clothes change me.

I got 'em at O'Brallaghan's." "O'Brallaghan's?
The rascal! to sell my suit! That accounts for all! But I don't complain of you.