"Pooh!" said Dick, "it would require nineteen days at least to get through the introductory part."

"When, then, can I hear it?" asked Mr. Figgs, in perplexity.

[CHAPTER XVII]

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NIGHT ON THE ROAD.--THE CLUB ASLEEP.--THEY ENTER ROME.--THOUGHTS ON APPROACHING AND ENTERING "THE ETERNAL CITY."

[Illustration: To Rome.]

[CHAPTER XVIII]

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A LETTER BY DICK, AND CRITICISMS OF HIS FRIENDS.