WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON


TALES FROM “BLACKWOOD.”

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MY ENGLISH ACQUAINTANCE.

BY FREDERICK HARDMAN, Esq.

[MAGA. February 1848.]

“I believe I have the pleasure of seeing Mr ——,” said a voice in English, as I paused for a moment, my breakfast concluded, before the door of a Palais Royal coffee-house, planning the disposal of my day.