Thiswould-beparagonhadnorecommendations，andaccountedforthisbysayingthattheyhadbeenburnedinarecentfireinhisfather’shouse。Mr。Marieswasnotforthcoming，andmorethanthis，Isuspectedanddislikedtheboy。However，heunderstoodmyEnglishandIhis，and，beingveryanxioustobeginmytravels，I

　　engagedhimfortwelvedollarsamonth，andsoonafterwardshecamebackwithacontract，inwhichhedeclaresbyallthatheholdsmostsacredthathewillservemefaithfullyforthewagesagreedupon，andtothisdocumentheaffixedhissealandImyname。Thenextdayheaskedmeforamonth’swagesinadvance，whichIgavehim，butDr。H。consolinglysuggestedthatIshouldneverseehimagain！

　　EversincethesolemnnightwhenthecontractwassignedIhavefeltunderanincubus，andsinceheappearedhereyesterday，punctualtotheappointedhour，IhavefeltasifIhadaveritable“oldmanofthesea“uponmyshoulders。Hefliesupstairsandalongthecorridorsasnoiselesslyasacat，andalreadyknowswhereIkeepallmythings。Nothingsurprisesorabasheshim，hebowsprofoundlytoSirHarryandLadyParkeswhenheencountersthem，butisobviously“quiteathome“inaLegation，andonlyallowedoneoftheorderliestoshowhimhowtoputonaMexicansaddleandEnglishbridleoutofcondescensiontomywishes。Heseemsassharpor“smart“ascanbe，andhasalreadyarrangedforthefirstthreedaysofmyjourney。HisnameisIto，andyouwilldoubtlesshearmuchmoreofhim，ashewillbemygoodorevilgeniusforthenextthreemonths。

　　AsnoEnglishladyhasyettravelledalonethroughtheinterior，myprojectexcitesaveryfriendlyinterestamongmyfriends，andI

　　receivemuchwarninganddissuasion，andalittleencouragement。

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