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Burlesques

CHAPTER XXIV
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But ha! whom have we here ?" The august individual who had spoken, had used the Hebrew language to address Mendoza, and the Lord Codlingsby might easily have pleaded ignorance of that tongue.

But he had been at Cambridge, where all the youth acquire it perfectly.
"SIRE," said he, "I will not disguise from you that I know the ancient tongue in which you speak.

There are probably secrets between Mendoza and your Maj--" "Hush!" said Rafael, leading him from the room.

"Au revoir, dear Codlingsby.

His Majesty is one of US," he whispered at the door; "so is the Pope of Rome; so is.


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