In the library I found, to my great delight, a vast number of
English books, whole shelves full of them, and bound volumes of
magazines and newspapers. A table in the center was littered with
English magazines and newspapers, though none of them were of very
recent date. The books were of the most varied kind, history,
geography, politics, political economy, botany, geology, law, all
relating to England and English life and customs and manners. There
were even such books of reference as the London Directory, the
"Red" and "Blue" books, Whitaker's Almanac, the Army and Navy
Lists, and it somehow gladdened my heart to see it, the Law
List.
Whilst I was looking at the books, the door opened, and the
Count entered. He saluted me in a hearty way, and hoped that I had
had a good nig
