It is a tragedy played off at the expense of the few for the gratification of the many--a costly luxury, of which it is pleasanter to be the spectator than the entertainer.
Occurring, therefore, at a season when the supply of news was particularly scanty, the death of the little Chevalier was a boon to Saxonholme.

The wildest reports were bandied about, and the most extraordinary fictions set on foot respecting his origin and station.

He was a Russian spy.

He was the unfortunate son of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette.

He was a pupil of Cagliostro, and the husband of Mlle.
Lenormand.