“That is out of the question,” said Cousin Betty.
“And why?”
“He is a sort of Pole—a refugee——”
“A conspirator?” cried Hortense. “What luck for you!—Has he had any adventures?”
“He has fought for Poland. He was a professor in the school where the students began the rebellion; and as he had been placed there by the Grand Duke Constantine, he has no hope of mercy——”
“A professor of what?”
“Of fine arts.”
“And he came to Paris when the rebellion was quelled?”
“In 1833. He came through Germany on foot.”
“Poor young man! And how old is he?”