Thismanisreallyveryhandsome。Hetalksadmirably，andhasremarkableintellectualpower。Mydear，heisaveryBossuetinforceandpersuasivenesswhenheexplainsthemechanism，notonlyoftheSpanishtongue，butalsoofhumanthoughtandofalllanguage。HismothertongueseemstobeFrench。WhenIexpressedsurpriseatthis，herepliedthathecametoFrancewhenquiteaboy，followingtheKingofSpaintoValencay。
Whathaspassedwithinthisenigmaticbeing？Heisnolongerthesameman。Hecame，dressedquitesimply，butjustasanygentlemanwouldforamorningwalk。Heputforthallhiseloquence，andflashedwit，likeraysfromabeacon，allthroughthelesson。Likeamanrousedfromlethargy，herevealedtomeanewworldofthoughts。HetoldmethestoryofsomepoordevilofavaletwhogaveuphislifeforasingleglancefromaqueenofSpain。
“Whatcouldhedobutdie？“Iexclaimed。
Thisdelightedhim，andhelookedatmeinawaywhichwastrulyalarming。
IntheeveningIwenttoaballattheDuchessedeLenoncourt’s。ThePrincedeTalleyrandhappenedtobethere；andIgotM。deVandenesse，acharmingyoungman，toaskhimwhether，amongtheguestsathiscountry-placein1809，herememberedanyoneofthenameofHenarez。