samuel brohl & company-第51章

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t　Yes；　I　always　was　sure　that　it　would　end　thus。〃

〃God　bless　Pope　Joan！〃　he　cried；　〃I　shall　cease　to　correct　her。〃

We　have　failed　to　learn　what　Samuel　Brohl　is　doing　in　America。　In　waiting　for　something　better；　has　he　become　an　humble　teacher？　has　he　attempted　a　new　matrimonial　enterprise？　has　he　become　a　reporter　of　the　/New　York　Herald/；　or　a　politician　in　one　of　the　Northern　States；　or　a　carpet…bagger　in　South　Carolina？　does　he　dream　of　being　some　day　President　of　the　glorious　republic　with　the　starry　banner？

Up　to　the　present　time；　no　American　journal　has　devoted　the　shortest　paragraph　to　him。　Adventurers　are　beings　who　constantly　vanish　and　reappear；　they　belong　to　the　family　of　divers；　but；　after　many　plunges；　they　always　end　by　some　catastrophe。　The　wave　supports　the　drowning　man　an　instant；　then　bears　him　away　and　drags　him　down　to　the　depths　of　the　briny　abyss；　there　is　heard　a　splash；　a　ripple；　a　hoarse　cry；　followed　by　a　smothered　groan；　and　Samuel　Brohl　is　no　more！　For　some　days　the　question　is　agitated　whether　his　real　name　is　Brohl；　Kicks；　or　Larinski；　soon　something　else　is　talked　about；　and　his　memory　becomes　a　prey　to　eternal　silence。





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