CHAPTER III

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BLACK COFFEE--AND A CONFESSION.

Continued uproar--H. C. disillusioned--A dark night--Not like another Caesar--More crowds--A demon scene--Fair time--Glorious days of the past--In marble halls and labyrinthine passages--Our excellent host--His substantial partner--Contented minds--Picturesque court--Songless nightingales--Conscription--H. C.'s modesty--Our host appreciative but personal--Bears the torch of genius--A mistake--Below the salt--Host's fair daughters--Catalonian women--The Silent Enigma--Remarkable priest--Good intentions--Lecture on black coffee--Confessions--Benjamin's portions--A gifted nature 27

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